In 1881, Bormann publicly joined the ongoing struggle for feminism in Brazil by publishing her first novel, Magdalena, in the newspaper O Sorriso [REF].
Bormann's novels include Magdalena (1881),[REF] Uma Vítima (1883),[REF] Duas irmãs (1884),[REF] Aurélia (1884),[REF] Lésbia (1890),[REF][REF] and Celeste (1894) [REF].