Women and Spanish Fascism - The Women's Section of the Falange 1934-1959

Using forty-five interviews with former members and sympathisers, this book traces the development of the Women's section of the Franco government from its roots in the Spanish fascist party to its role in the dictatorship up to 1959. The study reveals that despite its anti-feminist agenda, the section was, in some areas, a catalyst for women's emancipation in post-Franco Spain.

List of contents

Introduction1. Starting the Revolution: SF's Programme for All Women2. The Construction of Ideology: Rituals, Icons and Private Spaces3. Modernity and Reaction: SF and Religion4. Loyalty, Influence and Moral Authority: SF 1936-19495. Continuing the Revolution: SF 1945-19596. Gender, Class and the SF Mandos Conclusion

About the author

Kathleen Richmond is assistant headteacher at Sandown High School on the Isle of Wight, where she has taught A Level Spanish for many years. She has close ties with Salamanca, where she first became interested in the Civil War and the issue of women in the Franco regime. In 2000, she completed a Ph.D at the University of Southampton, fulfilling a long-held ambition to carry out research. Further work on Sección Femeniña and the writing of this book have followed and she continues to spend as much time as possible in Spain.

Summary

Using forty-five interviews with former members and sympathisers, this book traces the development of the women's section of the France government from its roots in the Spanish fascist party to its role in the dictatorship up to 1959.

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen J.L. Richmond
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2003
• EAN: 9780415289610
• ISBN: 978-0-415-28961-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 520 g
• Series: Routledge/Canada Blanch Studies on Contemporary Spain; Routledge Studies on Contemporary Spain
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, Spain, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Women, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Fascism & Nazism, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1950 to c 1959, Gender studies: women, Far-right political ideologies and movements, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Gender studies: women and girls, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), C 1945 To C 1960, HISTORY / Europe / Spain