What would #womeninhistory look like as randomised #dnd characters?
Here’s Angolan poet Alda Lara as a stormcaster wielding Thor’s Hammer!
Alda Lara was born on 9 June 1930 in Benguela, Angola. She came from a wealthy family and received a Christian education. Lara attended a women's school in Sá da Bandeira (now Lubango) before moving to Portugal to finisher her secondary schooling. She attended Lisbon University and resided at the Casa dos Estudantes do Imperio (House of the Students of the Empire). She had an active student life and began her writing career by publishing poetry in the literary journal Mensagem, a publication specifically for Africans. Lara later attended the University of Coimbra and earned a degree in medicine.
Lara wrote for several newspapers and magazines such as the Jornal de Benguela, the Jornal de Angola, and the ABC e Ciência. She married the Mozambican-Portuguese writer Orlando Albuquerque and gave birth to four children. After living in Portugal for 13 years, Lara moved back to Mozambique in 1961. However, her return would be short-lived, as she died on 30 January 1962 in Cambambe. Her husband set about publishing her collected works after her death, including Poemas in 1966 and Tempo da Chuva in 1973. Lara's poems and short stories mostly deal with themes of motherhood and children as well as liberty and justice. Much of her poetry reflect a dissatisfaction with the colonial status quo.
The Alda Lara Prize (in Portuguese, Prémio Alda Lara) was established in her honour by the city of Lubango.
Google some of her poems!
