Mulher, desperta: um estudo sobre a evolução dos direitos políticos das mulheres na perspectiva do feminismo jurídico

Abstract

The research aims to study the feminist movement throughout history – in Brazil and worldwide – with emphasis on the struggle for suffrage and its achievements. The struggles and conquests from the 18th century to the present are exposed, from a global perspective and, subsequently, Brazilian. There is a detailed analysis, giving face and voice to the main women who fought for their rights. In addition to this, the research seeks to deepen the concept of legal feminism and its importance. The main results obtained in the research by the Institutional Program of Scientific Initiation Scholarships (PIBIC) in the 2022-2023 cycle are also presented, under the theme "Legislative production in the municipal chamber of Maceió on the protection of women's rights from the 1988 constitution: analysis of the period from 1997 to 2005", which analyzed the impacts of the few laws produced in those years and led to reflection on the impacts caused by the lack of laws focused on women. There is consideration about the principle of material equality enshrined in the Federal Constitution of 1988, especially in articles 3, IV, and 5, I, which affirm the commitment to promoting equality and prohibit any form of discrimination based on gender.