Beyond the domestic gifts: the trajectory of teacher benedita da trindade in são paulo's all-girl schools

Abstract: After the Law of October 15, 1827, which inaugurated public school for girls, the first contest for a female scholl in the province was performed in São Paulo in April 1828. Benedita Trindade do Lado de Christo was approved and became the first public teacher in São Paulo, occupying position of teacher of Sé. She taught until 1859, retiring after teaching for 32 years. This investigation approaches her trajectory to problematize the presence and absence of domestic gifts in the feminine teaching of São Paulo. In a micro-historical perspective, we followed the ‘string of the name’ of the teacher and interpretations are made of her experiences. The sources are the public education legislation, the Public Archive manuscripts of the State of São Paulo, minutes of the City Council of São Paulo and the published notes on female teaching in the periodicals of the province, available at the Newspaper Library of the National Library, covering the period between 1820 and 1875.

Keywords:
history of education; teacher; women's education; Empire of Brazil