Before God,
men and women are equal and
have the same rights
Throughout history, women
have always been dominated
by men and their rights have
been very limited. Thus
begins the special “Equality
of the rights of men and
women”, by José Passini,
member of the Editorial
Board of this magazine, now
based in Juiz de Fora (MG).
According to him, it was
Allan Kardec, through The
Spirits' Book, the first
voice that stood up in
defense of women's rights in
the Christian milieu, making
it clear that, as stated in
question 817 of the
aforementioned work, man and
woman are equal before God
and have the same rights.
The article is one of the
highlights of this edition.
Another highlight is the
interview given to us by
Professor Izaura de Azevedo
Hart, from Petrópolis (RJ).
Born in Santo Aleixo,
district of Magé (RJ), our
interviewee developed a long
career in the field of
education as a teacher and
school principal, until she
retired as Director of the
Department of Education in
Petrópolis (RJ). A childhood
spiritist, she participates
in the activities of the
Petrópolis Municipal
Spiritist Union, in which
she heads the Department of
Doctrinal Subjects.
In February 1864, the same
year that, months later, the
first version of The
Gospel according to
Spiritism was launched,
Allan Kardec published in
the Spiritist Magazine a
precious text pertinent to
the education of children.
The article was entitled
“First moral lessons from
childhood”, as shown by a
special article written by
Ana Moraes that deserves to
be read and meditated by all
of us and, in particular, by
the people who deal directly
with children.
