Lígia Farinha Almeida - feminismo, educação e resistência na Rainha da Fronteira (1947-1955)

Abstract

This scientific research, located in the field of History of Education, aimed to understand and analyze the political, educational and pedagogical performance of Lígia Farinha Almeida, the first woman elected councilor in the municipality of Bagé, located in Rio Grande do Sul, in the period from 1947 to 1955. The methodology focused on the theoretical approach of Historical-Critical Social Pedagogy from an anti-positivist perspective (Saviani, 1986, 2004, 2011, 2013), characterized as a documentary analysis research with a qualitative approach. The theoretical framework used to understand the nature of Lígia Farinha Almeida's work was based on the field of History of Education, supported by authors such as Bica (2013), Bacellar (2006), Saviani (2004), Garrido (1993) and Pimentel (2001) and in gender studies, with decolonial and feminist perspectives along with Almeida (2007), Beauvoir (1967), Davis (2016), Del Priore (1993, 2004), Louro (1997), Rocha-Coutinho (1994), Scott (1995). Investigating sources present in the Tarcísio Taborda Municipal Public Archive, the Dr. Otávio Santos Municipal Library, the Dom Diogo de Souza Museum and private archives accessed through semi-structured interviews carried out with family members and people close to the educator. Thus, through this work, it was possible to perceive the historical, political and educational relevance of Lígia Farinha Almeida, standing out as a powerful and transformative political figure in a social context that was mostly dominated by men. In this way, unveiling the tensions in relation to gender, as well as the understanding of a political and educational situation in the municipality of Bagé/RS between the period from 1947 to 1955.