Da participação de mulheres no futebol em Barbacena/MG nas três primeiras décadas do século XX

Abstract

This article seeks to understand how women from Barbacena / MG participated in soocer in the first decades of the twentieth century. Documentary research was carried out at the Historical Hemeroteca of the Luiz de Bessa State Public Library, in Belo Horizonte and in the “Cidade de Barbacena” newspaper. Soocer manifested itself in different ways: teams were organized, pitches inaugurated, matches played and club headquarters were built. The women, especially young ones from the most economically privileged social strata, participated as spectator assistants and fan assistants, responsible for the initial launch of matches, the awarding of the winning team and as a team godmother. These forms of participation haven't been opposed to or changed themselves and may have enabled, with women's presence in the field, other configurations for a sport intended only for men.