A representação da mulher no livro didático de história

Abstract

The work presented here is the result of desk research, in which the textbook was used as a source for conducting a content analysis . The objective was to investigate the representation of women in public textbook history of the state of Paraná. The research is justified by the importance of discussing the history of women in the history of mankind, as well as understanding the representation of female identity constructed in the textbook, which sets up an important methodological tool in the teaching of history in schools. It presents the concept of gender, identity and representation and problematize the textbook as an ideological and cultural instrument and the presence of women in historiography. The final chapter is an analysis of the contemplated contents on the history of women interpreted the lights of the representation of female identity.