Maria do Céu Borrêcho holds a PhD in Modern History from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the New University of Lisbon (FCSH/NOVA-UAÇ), with the doctoral dissertation: O campo da cultura no tempo de D. Maria I (1777-1792): Intelectuais, sociabilidades e Corte, entre continuidades e ruturas (The field of culture during the reign of Queen Maria 1st (1777-1792): intellectuals, social interactions and the Court, between continuities and ruptures). She is a researcher at CHAM - Humanities Centre, FCSH/NOVA-UAÇ, in the research group - Early Modern and Contemporary Thought. Her research interests focus on Modern History (18th century), in particular Mentalities, Ideas, Cultural Spaces and Agents. She is also joining the team responsible for the project that study women who published between the years 1926 and 1974, as well as analyze their works and the contexts of their production. She was a member of the editing team of the journal Faces de Eva. Studies on Women (CICS.NOVA). She is the author of articles, dictionary entries and book chapters, In addition to teaching, she has also held coordination and management positions.