MULHERES LEITORAS E ESCRITORAS NO BRASIL DO OITOCENTOS

Abstract

The performance of Brazilian female writers during the 19th century has been topic for researchers recently, focusing on issues such as the recognition (or not) of their production by critics. In this communication, we will bring some contributions on the subject, based on the reflections that Júlia Lopes de Almeida made at the beginning of the 20th century. In “A mulher e a arte”, an undated manuscript, fortunately transcribed and recently published (RAGO & TREVISAN, 2019), Almeida tries to change the picture of the public’s lack of knowledge about the participation of women in the arts, especially with regard to literature, warning that, even hampered by the conditions available to men (education, social stimulus, freedom), they managed to enter the world of the arts. The writer cites more than twenty names of women active in the arts and sciences, strengthening the argument that it was no longer possible to prevent them from acting. With the same purpose, besides comment about women access to the read in 19^th century, we list some Brazilian intellectuals from the 19th century and their publications. In addition to this basic text, other readings, fictional and from theory, will guide the reflections, such as Chartier (2001), Duarte (2003), Zolin (2005), Louro (2008), Trevisan (2020), Almeida (2021) and Santana (2021).