Que foi das mulleres da terra e do mar na literatura galega?

Abstract

Until the end of the twentieth century the writers’ approach to female characters associated with the sea and rural world is parallel to the mythification of the common woman promoted by nationalist men. However, most women writers try not to mention  female pre-capitalist jobs and defend models which go beyond the institutionalized discrimination that the patriarchy is based on. In the few works written by women where we can find female characters related to the primary sector, they are usually more demanding and conscious of their work dignity than those who appear in books written by men. This situation is partly changed with the arrival of women poets in the 90s. From this moment on there has been an increasing number of references of women who work in the sea or in the country, not only in works written by women but also in those written by men.