Mulheres escravizadas: trabalho, família e emancipação no município de Óbidos (1871 – 1888).

Abstract

Slavery was present throughout the national territory, therefore this work seeks to survey the enslaved population in the municipality of Óbidos in the province of Grão-Pará, between 1871 and 1888, focusing the analysis on enslaved black women, mainly in what It concerns your work and family. It is important to highlight the presence of these women, because despite them being present directly or indirectly in many historical documents, there is still a lack of regional research that rescues their presence, bringing to light the multiplicity and diversity of perspectives surrounding women's history, especially women's history. enslaved women. The spatial and temporal cut established here (1871-1888) is due to the context in which these women are inserted, the weakening of slavery, political discussions about the end of slavery and the institutionalization of laws that aim at the gradual end of the slave institution. The sources used for this research are: the Classification Book of slaves to be freed by the emancipation fund of the municipality of Óbidos (1873-1885); Decree No. 1,695, of September 15, 1869; Law No. 2,040, of September 28, 1871; Decree No. 5135 of November 13, 1872; the General Census of the Empire of Brazil in 1872; and the Province Reports from 1876 to 1888.