Movimento abolicionista na Parahyba do Norte a partir da atuação de Maria Barbara Gomes de Souza Gayoso (1862-1864)

Abstract

In the second half of the 19th century, Maria Barbara Gomes de Souza Gayoso founded, in the Province of Parahyba do Norte, the Institution of Charity of S. João Evangelista. This was the first association in the province whose objective was to free and provide assistance to those who were enslaved at the time. The association accepted men and women from other provinces and countries among its members. In one of the publications of the newspaper O Publicador there is a list of the founding members of the Society, including the founder. This article aims to give visibility to the female abolitionist movement in Paraíba from the use of periodicals as a source, since numerous mentions of Maria Gayoso and the functioning of the institution were found. Cultural History and the perspective of Gender Studies were used as a theoretical arsenal to understand its trajectory.