Escrita de si de Donatilla Dantas: Representações do feminino (1946 a 1961)

Abstract

The present work analyzes Donatilla Dantas' self-writing between the years 1946 to 1961. We used as a research source one of her intimate diaries, more precisely, number 1. During the analysis, we sought to understand, on the one hand, how Donatilla Dantas created a representation for herself and, on the other hand, to think about two specific issues about the feminine: separation and financial independence. The way she organized her diary indicates that she was concerned with building representations for herself, especially as an independent woman. Therefore, analyzing the feminine from Donatilla's self-writing and her experiences also helps us to understand social groups, that is, separated and/or independent women.