Abstract
This research project aims to investigate the life and work of Maria Angélica Ribeiro (1819 - 1880), a personality who pioneered Brazilian feminine dramaturgy. It's assigned to her, according to Valéria Andrade Souto-Maior (2004, p. 308), "the pioneering that initiates the formation process of Brazilian national dramaturgy written by women", writing more than 20 plays during the second ha…