Literature, genre, and literary canon in the 19th and 20th centuries

the formation of a transnational political and literary movement

Abstract

Mapping the trajectories of politically active Intellectuals In the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Juana Paula Manso de Noronha, Josephina Álvares de Azevedo, Narciza Amália, Ignez Sabino, Presciliana Duarte de Almeida, Júlia Lopes de Almeida, and Leolinda Daltro, highlights the importance of the feminist press as a space for elaboration, dissemination, dialogue, and disputes waged within the public sphere, In pursuit of women’s rights In the Americas and beyond. Thus, through the literary production written by women and its dissemination, published In print In Brazil, as well as its relationships with women outside Brazil and South America, this study aims to present the historicity of a political, cultural, and social movement of women seeking political rights and the exercise of full and active citizenship, which translated Into the demand for women’s suffrage and equal conditions for education and work, reverberating In questions about the national literary canon.

Submission: Oct 05, 2025 ⊶ Accepted: Feb 28, 2026