Atuação política de Adalgisa Rodrigues Cavalcanti (1934-1948): o comunismo feminino em Pernambuco

Abstract

This research concerns the political trajectory of Adalgisa Rodrigues Cavalcanti, a woman from Pernambuco who dedicated part of her life to communist politics. In 1934, he began his activism in Socorro Vermelho Internacional, an organization linked to the PCB, and was part of the National Liberation Alliance (ANL), participating in the 1935 Uprising, which is why he was arrested for the first time in 1936. He joined officially to the PCB in 1945, for the same party she contested the elections of 1945 and 1947. She was elected as State Deputy in 1947, becoming the first woman to occupy this position in Pernambuco, but she did not complete her term, interrupted due to political disputes experienced during the period. Therefore, this research covers the field of Women's History, dialoguing with Michelle Perrot (2019), Joan Scott (1992), Rachel Soihet (1997) and Maria Izilda Matos (2013); focusing on the role of women in communist political culture, seeking theoretical support from Paula Soares (2021) and Rodrigo Motta (2013). The documentary observation technique (ARÓSTEGUI, 2006) helped in the selection and organization of the sources used in the construction of this study: interviews, reports, newspapers, memoirs, police documentation and electoral records. Content analysis was applied (BARDIN, 2015) with a qualitative approach in the treatment of sources. Adalgisa R. C.'s political trajectory makes it possible to understand the role of communist women in politics, highlighting privileges, difficulties and consequences.