Women in secondary teaching: paths of the first teachers at Colégio Pedro II

Abstract

This text brings reflections on the role of pioneer women teachers in secondary teaching at Colégio Pedro II, in the 1920s, when until then, teaching in primary education was reserved for women. Exclusive institutions were created for their training, with teaching programs designed by men, as well as programs different from the ones aimed at institutions where teaching was restricted to men, as it was the case of secondary education, especially in the 19th century. The integration of women in the history of secondary education shows they influenced events and took part in public life, as far as possible, within the existing concrete conditions. The analysis supported the gender category seen from a relational perspective, which seeks to understand the social relations between the subjects and a way of signifying the power relations. It is based on the theoretical assumptions of Perrot (2012) and Scott (1990) as well as on the notion of intellectuals "cultural mediators" of Gomes and Hansen (2016).

Keywords

• magistério secundário. colégio pedro ii. gênero.