Black women, work, education, intersectionality.
Despite a historical process of colonialism and labor exploitation, the washerwomen were capable to create survival strategies and passing on their knowledge through orality, thus developing their own epistemologies. Language, mainly spoken language, is one of the greatest marks of the black people in America – “amefricanização”- also appearing as a crucial factor in the transmission of the knowledge among black women. Here is about a strictly female profession, distinguished by bag on the head, all day waking and many sweat that was diluted in the water. The washerwomen constituted a labor force extremely necessary to our lives because it is through the care of our own bodies. Throughout history, however, these women have had their occupation depreciated, while other care-related occupations were fundamental to the growth and modernization of society. This research intends to cast a critical eye and analyze how the educational experiences among black washerwomen took place. Considering aspects such as the dynamics of their work and their lives as well. And how education, whether formal or non-formal, impacted their lives.