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A Feminilização Da Filantropia

2016

Abstract

Palavras-Chave: Genero; Mulheres; Filantropia; Agencia. Abstract: The aim of this paper is to discuss how charity and philanthropy be- came part of women agency in the 19th and 20th centuries. Two interrelated topics will be in focus: first I shall discuss how social issues were part of Eu- ropean industrial system and how sensibilities were managed in this context. Then I shall focus on how upperclass women agency were developed linked to charity and philanthropy. Finally, the paper will discuss the political and cul- tural effects on class and gender and also their different meanings to women, regarding the privileges and status quo or even mindfulness and the possibility of political agency.