De Araraquara ao Araguaia : a trajetória política de Luísa Augusta Garlippe na luta contra a Ditadura Militar no Brasil

Abstract

The present research aims to investigate the political trajectory of Luísa Augusta Garlippe, nurse and militant of the Araguaia Guerrilla, highlighting the importance of women in the resistance and struggle against the Military Dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985). Known as Tuca, Luísa was born in Araraquara, São Paulo, in 1941 and graduated in nursing from the University of São Paulo (USP) in 1964. She worked at the Hospital das Clínicas de São Paulo (HC-SP) where she assumed the position of head nurse of the Department of Tropical Diseases. During the period in which he was at the HC, he actively participated in the Association of Employees of the HC-SP, already affiliated with the Communist Party of Brazil, where he organized his colleagues for political demonstrations. Upon noticing the growing repression, she and her partner, Pedro Alexandrino de Moraes (alias Peri), whom she met in militancy, moved to the region of the Gameleira River, entering the episode known as the Araguaia Guerrilla. In the region, his experience with health was vital, especially for the treatment of tropical diseases, saving local lives and acting as a midwife. After the death of João Hass Sobrinho in 1972, Tuca became medical commander of detachment B. The concept of gender is also explored in this research to base how women were seen when they took a stand against the dictatorship, and how gender relations influenced party actions and repression. The research is based on historical documents, such as official reports, letters and statements from the Truth Commission and the Resistance Memorial, as well as collections from the National Public Archives and specialized academic references.