As Plinianas de Pernambuco : o cotidiano das mulheres na Ação Integralista Brasileira (1932-1938)

Abstract

The participation and role of women from Pernambuco in a Far Right movement entitled Ação Integralista Brasileira (AIB) is our object of analysis. Investigating ways of entry of women in the integralist movement, mapping the socio-economic profiles, and understanding the specificities of their actions are the goals of this research. The integralist movement was founded on the triad of God, fatherland and family. Thus women to compose the movement's ranks should follow Christian principles, exalt the national heroes and ensure the family welfare. Being a woman in the 1930s required following a series of norms. As well as the conservative society of 1930, the integralist movement also defended the roles of mother, spouse, and housewife for women. The integralist newspapers and the ones of local circulation along with the records of the Delegacia de Ordem Política e Social (DOPS) features extensive material from the integralist cores of the state of Pernambuco enabling a documentary analysis of the integralist women. During the application of the national leader, Plinio Salgado, there was a large female cooperation for the construction of an integralist electorate. During the years of operation of the integralist movement, the discourse regarding women's participation was modified allowing different forms of participation.