Das Bruxas às Mulheres Contemporâneas: Reflexões de Lutas e Resistência Feminina

Abstract

This article proposes a critical reflection on the historical trajectory of women from the persecution of witches to the present day, in light of the works of Silvia Federici. Through a theoretical approach grounded in anti-capitalist feminist literature, the study analyzes how reproductive labor, the control of bodies, and patriarchal violence configure structural forms of oppression. Using methods of historical and critical analysis, it highlights the articulation between patriarchy and capitalism as interconnected systems that have shaped the exploitation of women. The results indicate the persistence of patriarchal technologies of control, evidenced in contemporary physical, symbolic, and institutional violence, as well as in collective resistances based on the common good. The conclusions emphasize that oppression and female resistance are inseparable dimensions of this history, offering support for emancipatory political strategies that reaffirm the autonomy of bodies and value collective forms of struggle.

Keywords: Silvia Federici; reproductive labor; patriarchy; gender violence; primitive accumulation; female body; female resistance; common; patriarchal capitalism.