UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS - Biblioteca Digital ...

ABSTRACT
The present paper has as main subject to analyze some questions on
the feminine emancipation by means of the woman’s representations presented by the
press between 1873 and 1932, including diverse cities of Minas Gerais. For this work,
the press is understood as a convenient source for the analysis, since through the
periodicals analysis it could be evaluated how some society sections faced the feminine
behavior and created representations for the women. Therefore emphasis was given to
three main thematics in order to understand the speech which was passed on: the
education, social behavior and feminine suffrage. In a general way, it was observed that
the woman from Minas Gerais was represented by the press having followed some
norms considered as ideal ones by the scientific theories, religious speeches and social
conveniences dictated by the elites of Minas Gerais.
Key words: feminine emancipation, women’s history, the press, feminine press.