Vestígios de educação nos escritos de Analice Caldas de Barros (1891-1945)

Abstract

The present graduation conclusion text is intended to analyse two written works produced by the educator Analice Caldas de Barros; the first is a book entitled ‘Alagoa Nova (1940)’ and the second is a magazine column ‘Álbum de Mlle. Analice Caldas’, published in the ‘Era Nova’ magazine. These works were studied searching for vestiges of the author ́s opinions in regards to education. The first work consists of a reading on the city Alagoa Nova – PB about its many aspects and the genealogic data of the early alagoanovenses. This text pulls emphasis to the importance of this book, which is in Paraiba’s historiography, registering the foundation of Alagoa Nova – PB and the development of several of its sectors among them education; Pointing out elements for comprehension of social configuration, cultural and educational state of the temporal slice. The second work is about the social column of the ‘Era Nova’ magazine produced and edited by the educator herself in which is presented a questionnaire to her interviewees. In the column she questions her subjects about many pertinent themes to the society of the 1920 decade. Even with some strategically punctuated questions, like: What do you think about feminism? What do you think of marriage? What do you think of religion? What do you think of society? Among others. The theoretical methodological reference used in this text took its basis on the moulds of the New Cultural History. This line of thought, reminiscent of the Annales School movement, opened up space for the consideration of historic contributions of subjects before excluded by traditional historiography, such as women, among others. A historic approach makes itself necessary through bibliographic research and a qualitative analysis on the educational contents of the aforementioned works. Beyond presenting historical data about Analice Caldas de Barros, educator and member of feminist movements in the society of Paraíba in the twentieth century, the development of this investigation points that Analice Caldas de Barros, during her actuation, contributed to the political, social and educational environments with her pedagogical practices and writings in magazines and newspapers of the time. Therefore, it was verified that the educator was a woman of great importance on the educational scenery of Paraíba