Lecture by Daniela Traldi
Chaired by Eleanor Johnson

In this talk, Daniela Moraes Traldi explores how women linked to Integralismo - Brazil’s largest fascist movement of the twentieth century - and other conservative circles became central agents in shaping the political memory of the far right.

These women curated archives, founded cultural institutions, and commemorated figures such as fascist leader Plínio Salgado and events like Brazil’s 1964 civil-military coup through publishing, street naming, and monument building.

Far from simply embodying the ideal of the “tradwife” of their time, they actively authored historical narratives. Many penned memoirs, revealing how legacy-making functioned both as a personal act of self-definition and as a broader political strategy.

By asserting control over the memory of the past, these women sought to secure a lasting place for the far right in Brazil’s historical imagination. They didn’t just recall the past - they fought to shape how the nation would remember it.

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