PROFILES, TRAJECTORIES AND PARTICIPATIONS: AN ANALYSIS ON THE FEMALE AGENTS OF THE PASTORAL OF HEALTH IN PELOTAS/RS

This work focuses on the women pastoral workers who worked in the Pelotas Health Ministry between 1990 and 2000. The aim is to understand the meaning attributed by women to their participation in pastoral health care in Pelotas during this period, more specifically by identifying the actions developed by pastoral health care in that context, how these women acted in the actions developed at the time, as well as understanding how participation in these actions affects the self-esteem and well-being of these women. To this end, a bibliographical review of the subject was carried out, based on the existing literature on the subject. It also used biographical research techniques (life history) and semi-structured interviews with three women, pastoral health workers in Pelotas, in order to complement the information and research data, to examine their perception of their work in pastoral health work and their understanding of their role and political participation in society. Thus, the data presented revealed a little about the profile, trajectory and participation of each of the interviewees. We can see a high degree of commitment and engagement from these women in pastoral activities, largely due to their backgrounds, family ties and the influence they had from their own parents. The importance and role that these women's pastoral activities have played in their communities can also be seen. With regard to participation, it is understood that this category should be thought of in relation to everything that not only as a space for representation (political participation), but also for action, recognition and justice, in a context where civic participation has become fundamental for the expansion and consolidation of democracy itself. Keywords: Pastoral da Saude; women; participation; trajectory. Este trabalho concentra seu olhar nas mulheres agentes pastorais que atuaram na Pastoral da Saude de Pelotas/RS entre os anos de 1990 e 2000. Pretende-se compreender o significado atribuido pelas mulheres a sua participacao na pastoral da saude de Pelotas neste periodo, mais especificamente, identificando quais foram as acoes desenvolvidas pela pastoral da saude naquele contexto, de como se dava a atuacao dessas mulheres nas acoes desenvolvidas a epoca, alem de entender como a participacao nessas acoes repercutem na autoestima e no bem-estar dessas mulheres. Para isso, realiza-se uma revisao bibliografica sobre o tema, apoiando-se na literatura existente sobre o assun