Gimnástica del Bello Sexo [gymnastics for the fairer sex]. A vanguard approach to female physical and moral education in hispanic America (1827).

Autor/inn/en	Huidobro, Gabriela; Briones, Daniel
Titel	Gimnástica del Bello Sexo [gymnastics for the fairer sex]. A vanguard approach to female physical and moral education in hispanic America (1827).
Quelle	In: Encounters in Theory and History of Education, (2025) 26, S. 264-285 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Illustration 1; Literaturangaben S. 282-285
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2560-8371
DOI	10.24908/encounters.v26i0.18656
Schlagwörter	Frauenbild; Weiblichkeit; Bildungswesen; Geschlecht; Ethische Erziehung; Lateinamerika
Abstract	This article examines Gimnástica del Bello Sexo o Ensayos sobre la Educación Física de las Jóvenes (London, 1827), an early manual on women's physical and moral education in Hispanic America. Framed within Enlightenment and early republican thought, the work negotiates traditional gender ideals with emerging liberal ideas about female education. Through moderate and playful activities-such as walking, swinging, and singing-it promotes physical exercise as both moral training and a health practice. The analysis shows how the text reinforced feminine virtues of grace, beauty, and modesty while subtly opening space for women's participation in educational and civic life. Gimnástica del Bello Sexo thus stands as a pioneering source in the history of female physical education in Hispanic America, anticipating later institutional developments and reflecting the cultural redefinition of femininity during a time of political and social transformation.
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsmedien \| Georg-Eckert-Institut (GEI), Braunschweig
Update	2026/3