Tecendo memórias, fazendo histórias: mulheres e trabalho têxtil em Campina Grande-PB entre 1960 e 1990.

Abstract

In the mid-twentieth century the city of Campina Grande, the so-called Capital of Labor, invested in industrialization and behaved many factories, but, in this study, we will focus on only the processing factories, spinning and weaving. We arrested our attention in the world of work, because in these textiles manufacturing spaces occurred experiences and experiences of women workers, reason of this study. To carry out our work, we mainly use the methodology of oral history, getting reports of women's memoirs, former workers of the factories. We Told the stories of women workers especially focusing on three areas: the place where these stories occurred, that is, the city of Campina Grande where they lived and where the textile factories worked; ; their experiences inside the factory (relations and working conditions, industrial accidents, conflicts) and the outside factory experiences (home, leisure and entertainment, affection and education). So we seek to apprehend the specificities, singularities, the daily practices of these women in their moments of work, and in hers leisure time. We think that, by studying the everyday working practices of these former workers with their singularities and specificities, we are contributing to understand the issues of pertaining to the daily work of the popular women in textile mills, not only in our city but in Paraíba and Brazil.