A vida das mulheres escravizadas na retórica abolicionista: A Gazeta da Tarde e as cenas da escravidão (1880-1888)

Abstract

This monograph intends to analyze, through the column "Scenas da Escravidão" in the journal Gazeta da Tarde, the rhetoric of the abolitionist campaign in the press about the living conditions of enslaved women. The study focuses on publications made between the years 1880 and 1888. The purpose of this work is to understand how the abolitionist press dealt with issues related to enslaved women and their living conditions, incorporating them into the texts that fought for freedom and fought against the slave institution. Among the issues investigated are punishment, motherhood and sexual violence. Through the press, abolitionists gained more space and supporters of the cause. For this reason, the study, at first, will consist in the analysis of the column "Scenas da Escravidão", which aimed to denounce the abuses imposed on slaves, emphasizing cases involving women. The research seeks to understand which themes gained prominence in spaces such as the column "Scenas da Escravidão" and which others were silenced.