Law of the Free Womb (1871)

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Rio_Branco_Law
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1871
gptkbp:effect children born to enslaved women after the law's enactment were considered free
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Brazilian_Empire
gptkbp:followedBy Golden Law (Lei Áurea)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Law of the Free Womb (1871)
gptkbp:language Portuguese
gptkbp:namedAfter José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Lei_do_Ventre_Livre
gptkbp:precededBy slavery in Brazil
gptkbp:purpose abolition of slavery for children born to enslaved mothers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Princess_Isabel_of_Brazil
abolitionism in Brazil
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abolition_of_slavery_(Lei_Áurea,_1888)
gptkb:Abolition_of_slavery_(1888)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7