FEMALE PROTAGONISM IN AGRICULTURAL REFORM SETTLEMENTS

REFLECTIONS AND DEBATES

Abstract

Agrarian reform settlements emerge as a result of peasant struggles for access to land. From the moment the peasants conquer and appropriate the land, they begin the process of territorialization and, consequently, the constitution of the territory through settlements. Despite their contradictory face, the settlements have great representation, configuring themselves as a means that guarantees the possibilities of reproducing life for peasants. In this context, the debate around the role of women in the processes of struggle for land and establishment of settlements is still quite restricted. In view of this, this article reflects on the importance and role of women in the conquest and consolidation of agrarian reform settlements. Seeking to meet the proposed objective, the following investigative process was adopted: a) bibliographical research on rural settlements, women's struggle for land; b) field research with interview application, starting from a pre-established script. Thus, through interviews with women from the Fazenda Flores settlement, it was possible to perceive the role played by them, from the initial process of struggle to conquer the land to the consolidation of the settlement.