Vozes silenciadas emergem: a realidade feminina na comunidade Caldeirão, Cajazeiras, Piauí

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the condition of women in the Caldeirão community, located in the rural area of ​​the municipality of Cajazeiras do Piauí, in order to promote female social protagonism, as well as to identify the struggles and resistance of these women, in favor of the sociocultural and economic development of the aforementioned community. In addition, the research aims to contribute to the denaturalization of sexist, classist, and racist discourses that contribute to the invisibility of subjects marginalized by a centuries-old system of oppression.

The main authors who provided the theoretical basis for the research were the following: Michelle Perrot, Rachel Soihet, Letícia Chagas, and Arnaldo Toni Chagas. The results highlight the relevance of the social history of women and how this area of ​​historical knowledge seeks to give visibility to experiences historically silenced by traditional historiography. The methodology employed involved interviews with residents of the Caldeirão community, using the Oral History method.