1st Edition

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

By Kathleen J.L. Richmond Copyright 2003
    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    192 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    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

    Biography

    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.