CONQUISTAS E RESISTÊNCIAS: HISTORICIZANDO AS EXPERIÊNCIAS DAS MULHERES EM ARAGARÇAS E BARRA DO GARÇAS (1970 A 1990).

Abstract

This study aims to understand the changes occurred in gender relations in Barra do Garças and Aragarças, between the 1970s and 1990s, as well as visualize and historicize the women experiences in the region and evaluate the implications of the ideas of the feminist movement in these two towns. The choice of decades is justified because, according to the literature, the first decade is the period in which disclose ideas of the feminist movement in Brazil, and the interval until the second, because it is a reasonable timeline to understand the implications of the movement in the Médio Araguaia region. The mainly thing of the research was the experiences of local residents, which was achieved by recorded transcribed and interviews, about the themes: feminist movement, sexuality, contraception, abortion, education, physical and psychological violence against women, family and carrier. To obtain more knowledge, the experiences were combined with studies relating to the category of gender analysis, which guided all the study. It was found that women in the region asked, in several instances, relations of inequality, the naturalization of male dominance and disrespect their physical and psychological integrity, in the search for more equality in power relations. However this behavior was not confrontation, once they did not intend a break with patriarchal relations, but reach a place of respect where they can get their voices heard.