"Pharmacolandas e Odontolandas": A study on the female presence in Pharmacy and Dentistry courses in São Luís – MA (1940-1970)

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the female presence in higher education in the state of Maranhão, in the period 1940 – 1970, specifically in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Dentistry of São Luís. It also aims to identify women as students of higher education and their professional performances, understanding higher education as a space for education, instruction and power. It also tends to per-ceive the validity and importance of higher education for women outside the aca-demic sphere and also the social repercussion of female presences in spaces considered male par excellence. In this sense, it is important to highlight the insti-tution of higher education as a privileged space of political and scientific knowledge, where gender relations gain connotation and notoriety, as they reflect the cultural constructs of society in general.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2023.005-019