Female representations in colonial Brazil: absence of female narratives in brazilian historiography during the brazilian colonial period

doi.org/10.29327/217514.7.1-33

Abstract

The present work presents some reflections about the absence of women in the context of the formation of colonial Brazil in the light of the analysis of different discourses that sought to standardize the condition of female inferiority in the analysed period. Initially, female representation was contextualized, addressing the main reasons that contributed to the silence about female historical reports in Brazilian historiography. Soon after, the causes of these silences were discussed based on the approach of several authors. In the second chapter, we discussed female participation in various social contexts, which, however, were largely hidden in the writing of Brazilian history. Bibliographies on the subject were used as a source to contribute to studies on this topic. To carry out this work, the methodological procedure used was of a bibliographic nature. Final considerations point out that inherent in the study of women's history, extraordinarily little of what has been produced has been included in the historical records, and generally the few that appear generally in the approach are secondary.