O periódico A Família e a luta em prol do voto feminino

Abstract

The press was a significant resource for literate women in the 19 the century in besides to having as space for literary exhibition, it was a mean used to demands rights. The magazine A Família was one of the periodical used to demands rights for women as; education, access to the job market and the rights to vote. Created in 1888 by Josephina Álvares de Azevedo, the periodical has a considerable number of contributors. Of the weekly circulation, it existed until 1897. The newspaper was created in São Paulo, but the moved to Rio de Janeiro a few months after its creation. During of the 1891 constitution A Família energetically promoted the cause in favor of the vote for women. In this context, the objective of the study is to examine the performance of the magazine on the issue of the female vote after the proclamation of the republic and during the work of the constituent. To obtain the results of the study, editions of the journal were examined as well as the reading of works on the subject. It was possible to verify that the members of A família, especially Josephina Álvares de Azevedo, saw the regime change as a chance for the vote to be expanded to women and took the opportunity to vigorously claim access to the vote using various arguments and resources. Although the disappointment with the new regime in subsequent years the magazine continued to the debate the topic. Despite almost a century since women conquered, the right to vote the struggle for their insertion in politics remains current in Brazilian society.