Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

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First published: October 1, 2026 - Last updated: October 1, 2026

TITLE INFORMATION

Author: Letícia dos Montes Melo

Title: Os crimes sexuais contra a mulher na São Paulo do final do século XIX

Subtitle: Análise de um Auto de Defloramento de 1885

Translation: Sexual crimes against women in late 19th-century São Paulo: an analysis of a Defloration Case File from 1885

Journal: Faces da História: Revista Discente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da UNESP de Assis (Faces of History: Student Journal of the Postgraduate Program in History at UNESP Assis)

Volume: 13

Issue: Edição Especial: Entre a lide e a letra: notas de pesquisa sobre processos do Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo (Between Litigation and the Written Word: Research Notes on Cases from the São Paulo Court of Justice)

Year: August 2026 (Received: August 19, 2025, Accepted: May 25, 2026)

Pages: 83-96

eISSN: 2358-3878 - Find a Library: WorldCat

Language: Portuguese

Keywords: Modern History: 19th Century | American History: Brazilian History | Types: Rape



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Author: ORCID

Abstract: »This article aims to develop an analysis of a Defloration Case File from the year 1885, part of the historical collection of São Paulo Court of Justice (TJSP), based on a conservative transcription of the Forensic Examination Report, the Questioning Report, and the sentence contained in the case file. Through this analysis, the objective is to present, via a philological methodology, a sexual crime defined in Articles 219 to 225 of the 1830 Penal Code: defloration. Furthermore, it seeks to conceptualize the main characteristics of this offense and the way it is represented in the selected document. The woman representation in these records is taken as a basis to construct the popular imaginary of the poor woman in late 19th-century São Paulo. This research is part of activities related to the Cooperation Agreement established between the São Paulo Court of Justice and the University of São Paulo.« (Source: Faces da História)

Contents:
  Resumo (p. 83)
  Abstract (p. 83)
  Introdução (p. 84)
  O trabalho com o texto: a filologia, a crítica textual e a paleografia (p. 85)
  Defloramento e estupro segundo o Código Penal de 1830 (p. 86)
  A violência contra a mulher pobre na sociedade brasileira oitocentista e o valor da virgindade (p. 87)
  O Auto de Defloramento: “Auto de Corpo de delicto feito na pessôa da menor Francisca, filha de Maria Bernarda” (p. 89)
  O labor filológico e a metodologia aplicada à localização e à transcrição do processo (p. 89)
  A transcrição conservadora do Auto de Defloramento: Auto de Corpo de Delito, Auto de Perguntas e a condenação (p. 90)
  Análise do Auto de Defloramento (p. 92)
  A vulnerabilidade social da vítima e sua condição enquanto mulher pobre e deficiente (p. 93)
  Honra e justiça: a condenação de José de Lima (p. 94)
  Conclusão (p. 94)
  Fontes primárias (p. 95)
  Referências (p. 95)

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