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Maria Thereza Lisboa Figueira de Mello

1913 – 1997

9 facts1 source

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A life in time

  1. 1913

    Born

  2. 1997

    Dies

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During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1910s · Maria is born

In the news1916–1918

High casualties and epidemic during World War I

During World War I, around 700,000 Romanians died, including 430,000 civilians, and the population suffered from a raging typhoid epidemic.

Getting around

Travel could mean standing in corridors

After World War I, memoirs describe crowded trains where some passengers were forced to ride in luggage compartments or even stand in corridors for parts of the trip.

At the table

Mămăligă was the essential daily food

Corn-based mămăligă was the foundation of the peasant diet, often consumed daily and sometimes multiple times a day.

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.Around the world · 1914–1918

The First World War. From 1914 to 1918 the great powers fought in trenches across Europe and beyond; some 20 million people died. Brazil joined the Allies in 1917.

Collection DocAnciens/docpix.fr · public domain

What people wore

Massive 10 kg wedding shirt

A wedding shirt made for the Junii Brașovului was so elaborate that four women spent four months embroidering it with 40,000 sequins, weighing nearly 10 kg.

Music

The buhai ox-bellow instrument

A unique instrument called the buhai was used during New Year celebrations, created from a wooden tub covered with a perforated hide that a performer pulled with wet hands to mimic an ox's bellow.

Daily life

Early indoor water and baths

In 1901, Bucharest had only 5,000 water subscribers for a population of 300,000, and households were taxed based on the number of rooms rather than actual water usage. Early indoor bathrooms were considered such novelties that friends would visit specifically to admire them.