“Nem bonecas, nem pedantes”: representações sobre os cotidianos da educação/instrução feminina no jornal Monitor Campista entre os anos de 1850 a 1888

Abstract

This study analyzes the representations of female education and instruction in Campos dos Goytacazes during the second half of the 19th century, as depicted in the newspaper Monitor Campista. It contributes to the understanding of the different ways of being and existing as a woman in the region during this historical period. Grounded in the theory of everyday life, the research highlights the social representations attributed to girls and women, as well as their implications in processes of continuity and change. The newspaper serves as the main documentary source, from which excerpts were selected to support a deeper reflection on local educational processes. The study is based on the principles of cultural history, with a specific focus on regional and local history, and adopts a micro-historical approach through Carlo Ginzburg's evidential paradigm. The analysis privileges an intersectional perspective of the category "woman", acknowledging its intersections with social, economic, religious, and class-related factors, thus rejecting a gender analysis in isolation. A brief historical overview of the development of the Campos dos Goytacazes region is also presented to contextualize the emergence and consolidation of female education throughout the 19th century.