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Objective: the study aims to analyze the institutional rite on the unveiling of the screen in tribute to Anna Nery exposed in the Chamber of the Imperial Palace of Salvador, Bahia, in 1873. Method: The document analyzed was a meeting register’s book about institutional rite in them approach imposed on sociological theorist referential by Pierre Bourdieu. Results: pointed to new questions, whereas the context at the time caused it to women, to the detriment of man, by male domination, being recognized, but, on the other hand, confined to the private means and when in public was to talk with her masculine gender. Conclusion: of the study direct to the various thoughts, one is that there is a lot to search about the honoree to better understand the reason of being the only woman honored for having gone to war in Paraguay, not that the tribute is not deserved. Descriptors : Nursing, History of Nursing, Institutional Practice.