Maria das Neves Batista Pimentel: a voz por trás do verso.

Abstract

In her string literature, published in the 1930s, Maria das Neves Batista Pimentel reiterated patriarchal values prevailing in the Northeastern society in which she lived, seeking to exalt, mainly, the honor and virtue as the greatest female gifts. In her writing, under the pseudonym of her husband, Altino Alagoano, she did not seek to approach the female universe, let alone advocate for bigger female participation in society. In this article we intend to investigate how the poet portrayed the woman in her booklet and also why the author reaffirmed the social rules to which she was subjected throughout her life, incorporating the dogmas and patriarchal values in the stories composed by her in verse.