Lúcia Lima Rodrigues: a lifetime example

Abstract

At nightfall on October 2, 2022, the one who was my teacher, my adviser, professional mentor and a great friend, crossed over to the ‘Garden of Eden’. Two months have elapsed and the “saudade” is already enormous, but Professor Lúcia is more alive than ever in our hearts, through the memory of her beautiful and tender smile, her sapient and kind words, and all the work she built and left for future generations. Lúcia Maria Portela de Lima Rodrigues was the first woman in Portugal to obtain a PhD in Business Administration, with specialization in Accounting, and, when she passed away, was Full Professor at the School of Economics and Management of the University of Minho, in Braga, Portugal, where she began teaching in 1991.