ABSTRACT
This article aims to examine the production by cartoonist Chiquinha by highlighting how important guidelines of feminist movements are present in her work. By drawing attention to the analysis of the self-portraits produced by the cartoonist and the use of grotesque style in her drawings, we will analyze how the cartoonist criticizes political control over the female body, essentialized forms of understanding men and women, and the normative patterns imposed on women, which are important themes for feminist critique. Through this approach, we want to highlight the humour produced by women, for women and with a feminist orientation, which still lacks significant space in the field of Cultural History of Humour.
Keywords:
feminism; humour; grotesque; comics; self-portraits