A arte de (se) lecionar: edição e literatura na imprensa feminina – O Domingo (1873-1875)

Abstract

This dissertation's objective is to debate the representation of women in Rio de Janeiro’s feminine press in the late nineteenth century, acting director being the publisher Violante Atabalipa Ximenes de Bivar and Vellasco from the O Domingo (In English, "The Sunday") journal (1873-1875). For this purpose, we consider Violante’s opinion article and the literature’s themes which were selected by her, comparing them with another publication of female periodicals and inserting selections made in the political and social context of the mid-nineteenth century and onwards, also confronting the same articles in journals that were not specialized for the female audience, such as A Vida Fluminense (in English, "The Fluminense Life") and O Apóstolo (in English, "The Apostle"). We highlight the way in which the perception of the ideal woman, focused towards the home, conflicts with women's search for greater participation in public city spaces and the reception that the reading public (men and women) makes in this enterprise. The process of women's access to expand to different social spaces in this period is mainly characterized by her performance in the press and literature at this time, to position herself as editor and writer.