Education as an Intersectional Factor in Roman Society

The “portrait” of Sempronia Gracchus

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/hr.v27i3.72050

Keywords:

Sempronia Graco, Intersectionality, Classical Studies

Abstract

In thinking about the approximations between history and human feelings through the perspective of gender studies, we propose an intersectional analysis of the education of Roman women in their social context, starting with the case of Sempronia Graco.  An educated woman, who composed verses and aroused passions, Sempronia was portrayed by Salustio in Bellum Catilinae, as corrupt, accused of crimes of a manly audacity. Thus, by considering the factors of discrimination in the process of constructing the female image, intersectionality enables us to take a different look at women and their knowledge.

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Author Biography

Renata Cerqueira Barbosa, Rede Estadual de Ensino Fundamental e Médio, Londrina, Paraná, Brasil, renata7barbosa@hotmail.com

Doutora em História pela Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" Campus de Assis. Atua no ensino Fundamental e Médio e é professora colaboradora Adjunta do Departamento de História da Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL.

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Published

2023-09-26

How to Cite

CERQUEIRA BARBOSA, R. Education as an Intersectional Factor in Roman Society: The “portrait” of Sempronia Gracchus. História Revista, Goiânia, v. 27, n. 3, p. 18–39, 2023. DOI: 10.5216/hr.v27i3.72050. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/historia/article/view/72050. Acesso em: 10 may. 2024.