Mulheres Mae Vítimas da Ditadura: Memórias e Histórias.

Abstract

This work aims to present female testimonies to the fight against the military dictatorship. In this way, the research focused on approaching the experiences and life stories of women such as Dirce Machado, Amélia Teles and Rosalina de Santa Cruz who resisted oppression, silently, having rarely been recognized by society as historical subjects. The testimonial history written in books today has a great role in denouncing and enforcing the right to memory of groups that are still barely visible in the Brazilian public scene, including women, where they are often seen as outsiders in the political space. The theoretical perspective to be used is centered on New Political History, focusing on the contributions that History and memory bring, and has the 20th century as its context. We used as main documentary sources the reports of the National Truth Commission and Funda§äo Getiilio Vargas, as well as supporting materials with theoretical references such as the studies that will be analyzed in order to understand what the period in question meant for women.