Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Caldeira and the second or paternal family name is Brant.
Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant
Born
Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant

(1880-08-28)August 28, 1880
Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
DiedJune 20, 1970(1970-06-20) (aged 89)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pen nameHelena Morley
OccupationWriter
Period1893–1895

Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant (August 28, 1880 – June 20, 1970) was a Brazilian juvenile writer. When she was a teenager, she kept a diary, which describes life in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil which was then published in 1942. The diary was published under a pen name Helena Morley. When it was originally published it was in portuguese under the title Minha Vida de Menina. The diary was then translated in to English by Elizabeth Bishop in 1957.

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