Mães dilaceradas: trajetórias de dores e lutas de Elizabeth Teixeira e Zuzu Angel durante o Regime Civil Militar.

Abstract

This work aims to show the trajectories of lives and struggles of two Brazilian women directly affected by the Brazilian civil military regime, these women being Elizabeth Teixeira, the first woman to lead a Peasant League and took up the fight in defense of rural workers after the murder of her husband, peasant leader João Pedro Teixeira, the other is Zuzu Angel, a designer who became nationally known for the search for her son, Stuart Angel, arrested and killed by the Brazilian military dictatorship during the years 1971 to 1976. a research in the field of Social History, with an interface in the new Political History and New Cultural History. To proceed with the research, two sources were used for each character, the book Eu, Zuzu Angel, Procuro Meu Filho by Virginia Valli, the cinematographic production Zuzu Angel by director Sergio Rezende, the documentary Cabra Marcado Para Morrer directed by Eduardo Coutinho, clippings from newspapers of the time, document from the national archive and interviews given by Elizabeth Teixeira over the years that deal with the period studied. In view of this, the various forms of "subversion" to the regime were presented, understanding the social places and cultural aspects of each one. The similarities and differences between Elizabeth Teixeira and Zuzu Angel were discussed, a parallel was established between the struggles of these two women, it is verified that these mothers maintained their strong lines in the fight against an oppressive system in force in the country.