The PCB and the creation of Women's Unions in the city of Rio de Janeiro: the communists in the struggle for the rights of working women (1945-1948)

This work aims to present the results of the research that evidenced the commitment of militants of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), especially women, to promote the creation of Women's Unions in different neighborhoods of the city of Rio de Janeiro between 1945-1948. These were association...

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Main Author: Paula Elise Ferreira Soares
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) 2022-11-01
Series:Revista Mundos do Trabalho
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/mundosdotrabalho/article/view/87254
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description This work aims to present the results of the research that evidenced the commitment of militants of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), especially women, to promote the creation of Women's Unions in different neighborhoods of the city of Rio de Janeiro between 1945-1948. These were associations composed exclusively of women, based both in peripheral regions and in the central areas of the city, which were intended to mobilize housewives, domestic workers and other workers around their daily demands. The Women's Unions denounced the famine, organized the distribution of food and other goods requested by the affiliates, sought to build consumer cooperatives, put pressure on public bodies to achieve the construction of schools, hospitals and to improve the supply of neighborhoods. Furthermore, through women's unions, the PCB sought to involve the poor female masses in the electoral campaigns of the period.
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spelling doaj.art-48d93a3082fc4ec086615f3f1188cb322023-01-05T01:26:20ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)Revista Mundos do Trabalho1984-92222022-11-0114125https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-9222.2022.e87254The PCB and the creation of Women's Unions in the city of Rio de Janeiro: the communists in the struggle for the rights of working women (1945-1948)Paula Elise Ferreira Soares0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7856-6176Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais - campus BetimThis work aims to present the results of the research that evidenced the commitment of militants of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), especially women, to promote the creation of Women's Unions in different neighborhoods of the city of Rio de Janeiro between 1945-1948. These were associations composed exclusively of women, based both in peripheral regions and in the central areas of the city, which were intended to mobilize housewives, domestic workers and other workers around their daily demands. The Women's Unions denounced the famine, organized the distribution of food and other goods requested by the affiliates, sought to build consumer cooperatives, put pressure on public bodies to achieve the construction of schools, hospitals and to improve the supply of neighborhoods. Furthermore, through women's unions, the PCB sought to involve the poor female masses in the electoral campaigns of the period.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/mundosdotrabalho/article/view/87254feminine unionscommunist womenwomen's political work
spellingShingle Paula Elise Ferreira Soares
The PCB and the creation of Women's Unions in the city of Rio de Janeiro: the communists in the struggle for the rights of working women (1945-1948)
Revista Mundos do Trabalho
feminine unions
communist women
women's political work
title The PCB and the creation of Women's Unions in the city of Rio de Janeiro: the communists in the struggle for the rights of working women (1945-1948)
title_full The PCB and the creation of Women's Unions in the city of Rio de Janeiro: the communists in the struggle for the rights of working women (1945-1948)
title_fullStr The PCB and the creation of Women's Unions in the city of Rio de Janeiro: the communists in the struggle for the rights of working women (1945-1948)
title_full_unstemmed The PCB and the creation of Women's Unions in the city of Rio de Janeiro: the communists in the struggle for the rights of working women (1945-1948)
title_short The PCB and the creation of Women's Unions in the city of Rio de Janeiro: the communists in the struggle for the rights of working women (1945-1948)
title_sort pcb and the creation of women s unions in the city of rio de janeiro the communists in the struggle for the rights of working women 1945 1948
topic feminine unions
communist women
women's political work
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