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ABRIL MATER is a project that aims to explore the relationship between the social and political changes ushered in by the Revolution of 1974 and the
transformations occurred in the field of motherhood and childbirth in Portugal. To this end, the research will start by documenting the events that marked the
country's history in the 1960s to 1980s, in order to, from there, reconstitute the evolution of maternal healthcare assistance in the country, and chart the path taken
concerning the protection of the rights of women and children.
Endowed with an exploratory nature, the project pilots a plural methodology, of a qualitative orientation, based on the combination of archives analysis – some
personal (such as diaries, correspondence, photographic records, etc.), others public (press archives, historical documents, etc.) – with the analysis of interviews
about experiences of motherhood in the periods that preceded and followed the April Revolution of 1974.
Incident on a period of profound and rapid social transformations in Portugal, such as those happening before and following the Revolution of April of 1974, the
ABRIL MATER project will reveal how the portrayals and practices of motherhood are related to the cultural, political and social environments in which they emerge,
being thus subject to processes of reconfiguration. Along this path, this project proposes to find insights on the diversity of circumstances, values and beliefs that
overlay practices of pregnancy, childbirth and childcare, also throwing light on particular motherhood experiences, such as those endured by women and families
in the context of clandestinity.
Based on the collection of archives and testimonials, the research will not be limited to the compilation and examination of pre-existing files and records. On the
50th anniversary of the April Revolution, it is expected that the project will culminate in the creation of original archives and contents, which, in addition to
contributing to the preservation of personal and collective memories, may serve as a basis for continuing research and deepening knowledge on practices and
representations of motherhood in Portugal.
| Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
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| CIES-Iscte | Gender, Life Course and Health | Partner | 2023-03-20 | 2024-10-31 |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
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| Dulce Morgado Neves | Research Fellow (DS); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); | Local Coordinator | 2023-03-20 | 2024-10-31 |
| Amélia Augusto | Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-03-20 | 2024-10-31 |
| Emiliano Ferreira Dantas | Associate Researcher (CRIA-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-03-20 | 2024-10-31 |
| Mário JDS Santos | Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); | Researcher | 2023-03-20 | 2024-10-31 |
| Ana Rita Monteiro | -- | Research Assistant | 2023-03-20 | 2024-10-31 |
| Tatiana Matos | -- | Research Assistant | 2023-08-02 | 2024-10-31 |
| Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.06848.PTDC | -- | Contract | FCT - Concurso de Projetos de I&D em Todos os Domínios Científicos (2022) - Portugal | 47948.75 | 47948.75 | 2023-03-20 | 2024-10-31 |
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