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Palacio Lis, Irene
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Sarmiento Anuario galego de historia da educación, 2003, 7: 61-79. ISSN: 1138-5863
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[Resumen] Desde finales del siglo XIX hasta mediados del XX, y a partir del doble convencimiento
de que la fundamental misión de las mujeres era la maternidad, pero también de que
no era suficiente el "instinto maternal" para cumplir debidamente con aquella sagrada misión,
educadores y médicos (éstos últimos, sobre todo) se sintieron legitimados y se vieron en la obligación
de desarrollar toda una serie de mecanismos o estrategias dirigidos a mostrar a las
mujeres el modo de actuar en relación a la generación y crianza de los hijos, en la búsqueda
de una "maternidad científica, profesional''. Tales enseñanzas se llevaron a cabo en la escuela,
a través de un curriculum específico, destinado a capacitar a las niñas como madres futuras,
pero sobre todo se establecieron mecanismos no formales muy heterogéneos con los mismos
objetivos. Los "Consejos a las Madres", una forma de literatura divulgativa de carácter higiénico-
sanitario, constituyen un buen ejemplo al respecto
[Abstract] From the end of the 19th C up until the middle of the 2Qth C, based on the conviction that the fundamental mission of women was maternity and that the maternal instinct in itself did not suffice to fulfill that "sacred mission", educators and doctors, in particular, took it upon themselves to develop strategies aimed at instructing women on how to nurse and raise their children, seeking a kind of "scientific and professional form of maternity". These ideas were taught in schools through a specific curriculum aimed al preparing girls for motherhood. Heterogeneous methods were also used, in an informal fashion, for the very same purpose. An example of this would be the publication, "Advice to Mothers", a series of informative pamphlets on health and hygiene.
[Abstract] From the end of the 19th C up until the middle of the 2Qth C, based on the conviction that the fundamental mission of women was maternity and that the maternal instinct in itself did not suffice to fulfill that "sacred mission", educators and doctors, in particular, took it upon themselves to develop strategies aimed at instructing women on how to nurse and raise their children, seeking a kind of "scientific and professional form of maternity". These ideas were taught in schools through a specific curriculum aimed al preparing girls for motherhood. Heterogeneous methods were also used, in an informal fashion, for the very same purpose. An example of this would be the publication, "Advice to Mothers", a series of informative pamphlets on health and hygiene.

