AS MULHERES BRASILEIRAS NA GUERRA DO PARAGUAI (1864-1870): PROPOSTA DE OFICINAS PARA UMA ABORDAGEM DE GÊNERO NO ENSINO DE HISTÓRIA

Abstract

This work aims to contribute to teaching about the Paraguayan War in Basic Education History classes, highlighting Brazilian women in the context of the Platine Conflict. It is the result of an extensive bibliographical review of sources such as: books, theses, dissertations, scientific articles, electronic annals, among others, which have already been published in written or digital form. We note that, despite recent advances in historiography, there is still a significant gap between academic productions and their dissemination in textbooks. We address the causes, the course of the conflict and the main consequences of the War for the countries involved, with an emphasis on recent historiographical interpretations. We discuss the teaching of History in Brazil, analyzing how the absence of subjects in Brazilian historical narratives was constructed based on the gender of the individuals. We also highlight the role of women who, ‘in their own way’, were present and acted on the battlefields. We carried out an analysis of the approach to the Paraguayan War in 8th grade History textbooks, used in public schools in the State of Tocantins, as well as in a state public school located in the municipality of Mara Rosa, in the State of Goiás. Finally, we presented the proposition of paradidactic material aimed at teachers and students of History in Elementary School. This material includes two workshop classes that aim to contribute to a gender approach in teaching about the Paraguayan War.