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When Bertha Eudora Pembleton was born on 20 July , in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Martin Luther Pembleton.

Bertha married George Stillman Lutz on month day , at age 16 in marriage place.

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Bunche and Lutz helped forge our modern understanding of human rights as truly universal, including people of formerly colonized countries and women.

Bertha married George Stillman Lutz on month day , at age 16 in marriage place.!

Lutz, Berta (1894–1976)

Brazilian feminist, writer, and activist committed to the enfranchisement of women. Pronunciation: BEAR-ta LOOHTS.

Born Berta María Júlia Lutz on August 2, 1894, in Sâo Paulo, Brazil; died on September 16, 1976, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; daughter of Adolfo Lutz (a pioneer of tropical medicine in Brazil) and Amy (Fowler) Lutz (a volunteer nurse among lepers in Hawaii); attended primary school in Rio de Janeiro, secondary and advanced study in France; earned a Licenciée dès Sciences at the University of Paris (Sorbonne), 1911–18; earned a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Rio de Janeiro in 1933.

Founded many feminist organizations, including the influential Federaçao Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino (Brazilian Federation for the Advancement of Women), of which she was president (1922–42), and led the battle for female enfranchisement.

"Miss Bertha Lutz, a beautiful young woman, is the 'propulsive force' at present," wrote American fem