No direito, o gênero: mulheres e experiências na Paraíba (1956-1972)

Abstract

This paper presents the life of three women that grows in magistrate of Paraiba. The emphasis that was given to their trajectories in this work moves through the space of their professional lives. At 1950s, specifically starting in the year 1956 until the year 1972, period transition to democracy into a military dictatorship, bond that united these three characters, who although they live very close geographically their experiences, their lives are in dialog in history of Brazil. Thus, these three characters raises issues about gender relations and power relations, which intersect, thinking about how these relationships are given to those women who dared to take place in the working world before denied and broke with gender roles. The strength of the pioneering and the courage to fight are characteristics of these three women of law that opened paths for others today come to occupy.