The Patron of Brazilian Feminism analyzes her participation in the male world of power.
In "The Six Months I Was a Man ," the Patron of Brazilian Feminism, Rose Marie Muraro, presents a lively and timely essay, centered on the author's participation as a candidate for federal deputy in the 1988 Constituent Assembly. First published in 1990, it offers a glimpse into the historical context that helps us understand how feminism arrived. A rich analysis of information from the fields of anthropology, archaeology, history, politics, and physics, with the guiding thread of cultural sexual difference, emerges as a whirlwind of possibilities.
According to Rose Marie Muraro, *The Six Months I Was a Man * “is [...] a catharsis. I wanted to write everything I know about the male world so that men and women can understand it as I saw it [...]. Because I remain in the male world, but I radically reject it. And with it, I also reject the other side, the domestic world that the system has destined for women and that is the support of this system. Because the home is good, because it is an oasis in a murderous world, this world has not yet exploded. I do want a new world. But to know this world, you must enter with me into the emotion of the dimensions of power that I have experienced.”
For philosopher Marcia Tiburi, who wrote the book's introduction, "Rose Marie Muraro was as important to us as Simone de Beauvoir was to France; as Maya Angelou was to the United States; as Rosa Luxemburg was to Germany; to name a few very important names, which help us to situate the greatness of this fundamental historical figure in the history of Brazilian feminism."
Rose Marie Muraro was a true free spirit. With this book, she helps us today find a mirror in which Brazilian women can look at themselves with respect and self-love.
