Revista Brasileira de Estudos de Populacao
Volume 35, Issue 3, 2018

Immigrant women: Presence and concealment (São Paulo provinces, 1880-1930) [Mulheres imigrantes: Presença e ocultamento (interiores de São Paulo, 1880-1930)] [Mujeres inmigrantes: Presencia y ocultamiento (interiores de São Paulo, 1880-1930)] (Article) (Open Access)

Matos M.I.S.* , Truzzi O. , Conceição C.F.
  • a Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Av. Cons. Rodrigues Alves, 804. ap. 141, São Paulo, SP 04014-002, Brazil
  • b Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Rua Joaquim da Cruz Penalva, 833, São Carlos, SP 13566-810, Brazil
  • c Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Av. Bruno Ruggiero, 101, casa 63, São Carlos, SP 13562-420, Brazil

Abstract

This paper aims to shed new light on the female presence in the (im)migration process to the provinces of São Paulo state, approaching different aspects of the experiences, routine tasks, work activities and cultural background of immigrant women. To that end, several sources were evaluated and revised, including letters, working logs, statements, memory journals and articles from daily newspapers or labor press. The text seeks to give a context to the role of immigrant women, both in rural areas, focused in coffee agriculture, or in town areas of São Paulo, where they represent a significant presence in several urban occupations, local trade, industrial activities or domestic housework. In addition, the present paper suggests broadening methodological horizons to study dislocations, questioning the typical universal male figure in immigration studies, and highlighting the importance of facing the migration experience from other perspectives, including that of women. © 2018, Associacao Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Gender Provinces of São Paulo immigrants Women

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049668173&doi=10.20947%2fS0102-3098a0045&partnerID=40&md5=ae3369cc7c8ff69179122a8bc801faf3
DOI: 10.20947/S0102-3098a0045
ISSN: 01023098
Cited by: 1
Original Language: Portuguese