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.
The author of Políticas de Maternidad y Maternalismo Político.
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.
[2] She also published dozens of articles in Argentine and foreign journals including Feminaria, mujer/fempress, Latin American Perspectives, Mora, Toda es Historia, Razón y Revolución and the Instituto Ravignani's Boletín.
[1] 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.