Laura Militão

Popular poetess. Laura Pulquéria Militão Santos, her full name, completed the 3rd grade of primary school, was a laundress, and worked in the fields throughout her life. Her facility for writing verses, in which she describes the traditions and history of her land, earned her great success in impromptu singing challenges at festivals and evening gatherings. In 1996, the Parish Council of Stº. Antão do Tojal published a collection of her verses in Istôrias da Minha Terra.