Recognising religious women as feminist subjects: The case of Catholic feminists in Brazil

Acciari, Louisa (2013) Recognising religious women as feminist subjects: The case of Catholic feminists in Brazil [Online resource]

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In this post, Louisa Acciari analyses the use of religious norms by a feminist group in Brazil, and calls for the recognition of religious women by feminist movement and theory. She argues that religion can play an important role in structuring collective action and gives legitimacy to feminist claims in the Brazilian context.