Nem teúdas, nem manteúdas: História das Mulheres e Direito na capitania da Paraíba (Brasil, 1661−1822)

This book studies the women of colonial Paraíba, a captaincy in northeastern
Brazil. Based on daily life cases from archives in Portugal and Brazil, it shows
that the law of the metropole was not simply transplanted to the colony.
Instead, it interacted with local normativities, providing options to women
depending on the intersection of their status and condition, religion and
sexuality. The study demonstrates the flexibility of sex and gender categories
according to the practice of law.