CANGACEIRAS WOMEN
FEMALE ESSENCE AS A GENDER ISSUE AND SOME HISTORICAL FACTS HAPPENING IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i4.2021.61Keywords:
Women Cangaceiras, Regional History, North EastAbstract
The mystery deeply inhabits the arid and rocky cracks of the Brazilian Northeast and it is in this inhospitable, wild and aggressive piece of burning ground that we will refer to the past to understand some social issues that involved the concept of gender and its ideological adaptations. The entry of women in the cangaço created new directions, leveraged a new concept. They imposed their own identity, unique personalities. They were persecuted, faced power structures, created survival strategies, influenced postures, dictated rules and became respected in the contradictory sexist world of cangaceirismo.