A vida caseira é a sepultura dos talentos: gênero e participação política nos escritos de Anna Rosa Termacsics dos Santos (1850 1886)

Abstract

Through the Trajectory of Anna Rosa Termacsics dos Santos (1821-1886), this thesis aimed to investigate the relationship between gender and writing in the middle of the nineteenth century in Brazil, more specifically between 1850 and 1886. The central question of the research was to discuss the woman’s claims written by the author especially that related to political participation, immersed in a paternalistic, enslaved and monarchical context. Through her work, the Tratado Sobre a Emancipação Política da Mulher e Direito de Votar, we discussed not only on political participation, voting rights and eligibility, but also on the world of work, marriage and education, interlinked with the appearance of these same agenda in the press. Anna Rosa had to deal with several impasses for being a woman, however, in the same way she sought to circumvent the order that imposed on women a certain "female condition," creating strategies and alternative ways to counteract the system. This thesis also proposes to contribute with another chapter in the history of women, through an empirical analysis on the life of this unique author.