Marcela Nari (1965–2000) was an Argentine historian and writer who is remembered for her work at the University of Buenos Aires on the history of women and feminism in Argentina.

Biography

Nari was a writer on the history of feminism in Argentina. The author of ''Políticas de Maternidad y Maternalismo Político. Buenos Aires, 1890–1940'' on political motherhood in Argentina, she had a PhD in History and was a specialist in women's studies at the National University in Buenos Aires. In addition to founding the Instituto Interdisciplinario de Estudios de Género (Interdisciplinary Institute on Gender Studies), she promoted research and coordination at other academic centres. Research topics included the history of women and feminism in Argentina, and the treatment of women in prison during maternity and in motherhood. She also published dozens of articles in Argentine and foreign journals including ''

Feminaria ''Feminaria'' was a feminist theory magazine published in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 1988 to 2007. It included essays, bibliographies, notes, interviews, and sections on women and the media. Its literary criticism section came to form another m ...

'', ''mujer/fempress'', ''Latin American Perspectives'', ''Mora'', ''Toda es Historia'', ''Razón y Revolución'' and the Instituto Ravignani's ''Boletín''. In her work, Nari demonstrated that inspired by the need to populate the country, between 1890 and 1940 doctors and legislators tried to control women's maternal roles drawing where possible on religious considerations.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nari, Marcela 1965 births 2000 deaths 20th-century Argentine historians Argentine feminists 20th-century Argentine women writers Academic staff of the University of Buenos Aires Argentine women historians