Vozes para além da alcova: discurso feminista no jornal A Família, de Josephina Álvares de Azevedo

Abstract

This thesis aims to understand the complexity of male domination and the process of female emancipation, highlighting the discussions that have been taking place since the 18th century in Europe and that arrived in Brazil during the 19th century. To this, I bring as my main source the feminist newspaper A Família, by Josephina Álvares de Azevedo and, to give depth to the discussions, I compare this periodical with others of moderate and conservative strands, but also with emancipationist newspapers that demonstrate the multiplicity of views and opinions on this theme. Considering the advances of the women's press, especially the emancipationist press at the end of the 19th century, I aim to highlight the importance of women's political action, not in the sense of a legalized citizen, but as a dissenting voice, capable of bringing their anxieties and demands to the public, in order to change its reality.