ABSTRACT
The changes made in the standards for bringing up young children will certainly be remembered as a hallmark of the twentieth century. Care and education of young children has been taking place outside the intimacy of the home environment to an ever-increasing degree, especially since the Second World War. The feminist movements of the 1960s and 1970s questioned both the ideals of marriage and maternity as being the only destiny for women. Thus, demands for the decriminalization/legalization of abortion, the expression of desire for individual fulfilment outside of the home, and the calling on men to exercise their paternal roles were all important indicators in the construction of a new role for adult women. The concept of “community development” found its way into Brazil through rural missions immediately after the Second World War, and was subjected to regulation by the military government. The DNCr represented Brazil at the Santiago Conference, and also attended the UNICEF Executive Committee meeting in 1965.
