%0 Journal Article %T Leitura e escrita femininas no s¨¦culo XIX %A Jinzenji %A M£¿nica Yumi %J Cadernos Pagu %D 2012 %I N¨²cleo de Estudos de G¨ºnero - Pagu %R 10.1590/S0104-83332012000100013 %X this paper aims to analyze women's reading and writing practices in the first half of the 19th century. in this period writing and reading abilities were restricted to a small part of the population, with few indicators of these practices regarding the feminine universe. we analyzed periodicals in circulation during the period, among them o mentor das brasileiras (s£¿o jo£¿o del-rei/mg, 1829-1832), in which there were texts by female writers and references to women's reading practices. %K gender %K reading practices %K periodicals %K 19th century. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0104-83332012000100013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en