,FREE ,WOM5 ( ,SPA9 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CONOR ,MC,L\<L9 

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0,IT WAS LIKE BE+ BRO!RS & SI/]S4 ,IT HAD ALWAYS ANNOY$ ME ?AT M5 9 ?IS C\NTRY DIDN'T CONSID] WOM5 AS BE+S ) FULL HUMAN RI<TS4 ,BUT N[ !RE WAS ?IS BIG *ANGE4 ,I BELIEVE IT >OSE SPONTANE\SLY \T ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T40 

 ,M>GORITA ,BALAG> QUOT$ 9 ',! ,BLOOD ( ,SPA9' BY ,RONALD ,FRAZ]1 P4#b#h#g  
  

,! POSITION ( WORK]S & PEASANTS 9 ,SPA9 9 ! #a#i#bS & #a#i#cS WAS BAD4 ,IF Y\ W]E FEMALE IT WAS APPALL+4 ,CONDITIONS = ,SPANI% WOM5 W]E OPPRESSIVE & REPRESSIVE 9 ! EXTREME4 ,! POSITION ( WOM5 9 ,SPA9 9 ! #a#i#c'S WAS SIMIL> TO ?AT 9 MANY ,MUSLIM C\NTRIES TODAY4 ,!Y HAD NO 9DEP5D5CE1 C\LD BE 0GIV5 AWAY0 9 >RANG$ M>RIAGES & S+LE WOM5 W]E NOT ALL[$ \T )\T *AP]ONS4 

,! AV]AGE DAILY WAGE ( A MALE AGRICULTURAL LABOR] WAS #c PESETAS1 A WOMAN GOT HALF ?IS 7#a4#e PESETAS7 = WORK+ FROM DAWN TO DUSK4 ,RE=MS (T5 DID LITTLE TO B5EFIT WOM5 WORK]S4 ,= EXAMPLE1 :5 ! REPUBLICAN GOV]NM5T ( #aica B\<T 9 ! EI<T H\R DAY ?IS JU/ MEANT ?AT WOM5 C\LD BE HOME AT #ePM TO COOK & CLEAN4 

,! #aica GOV]NM5T HAD 9TRODUC$ LIMIT$ DIVORCE1 GIV5 WOM5 ! VOTE & SOME LIMIT$ MAT]NITY LEAVE4 ,!RE WAS A SMALL MOVEM5T = WOM5'S' RI<TS BUT IT WAS RE=MI/ & BAS$ ON MIDDLE CLASS & PR(ESSIONAL WOM54 ,)9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T !RE WAS LITTLE DISCUSSION ( WOM5'S ISSUES4 ,H[EV] JU/ BE=E ! MILIT>Y C\P 9 ,MAY #aicf TWO SMALL GR\PS ( AN>*I/ WOM5 FROM ,MADRID & ,B>CELONA M]G$ TO =M ! ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES 7,FREE ,WOM57 ORGANIZATION4 

,! REVOLUTION 9 ,SPA9 BEGAN AS A REACTION TO ! MILIT>Y C\P 7SEE ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY NO4#d#g74 ,WORK]S ORGANIZ$ BY ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,C,N,T UNION &1 TO A LESS] EXT5T1 ! SOCIALI/ ,U,G,T UNION F$]ATIONS TOOK TO ! /REETS4 ,! RESPONSE WAS SPONTANE\S & C\RAGE\S1 HEAVILY 9FLU5C$ BY AN>*I/ IDEAS :I* HAD A DEEP IMPLANTATION AMONG ,SPANI% WORK]S & PEASANTS4 

,WOM5 W]E EV]Y:]E 9 ! 9ITIAL RESI/ANCE & F\<T AS FULL & EQUAL MEMB]S ( ! ANTI-FASCI/ MILITIAS UP UNTIL ,NOVEMB] #a#i#c#f1 :5 ! REPUBLICAN GOV]NM5T ORD]$ WOM5 AWAY FROM ! FRONTL9E4 ,MANY W]E KILL$ 9 ! BATTLE = ,MADRID4 ,!RE W]E *ANGES 9 WORK1 LEISURE & 9 ATTITUDES T[>DS WOM54 

,WOM5 W]E 9VOLV$ AT ALL LEVELS 9 ! COLLECTIVIZATION ( 9DU/RY & L&4 ,PIECE-WORK 9 ! HOME WAS AB&ON$ AS WOM5 FLOOD$ 9TO ! FACTORIES4 ,IT WAS A TIME ( TREM5D\S EXCITEM5T AS A WAVE ( REVOLUTION>Y 5?USIASM SWEPT OV] ! REPUBLICAN ZONE4 ,AS ONE WOMAN1 ,PEPETIA ,C>P5A ( ! ,CATALAN REGIONAL COMMITTEE ( ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES1 PUT IT 0EV5 IF ,I HAD DI$ ,I W\LDN'T HAVE WANT$ NOT TO HAVE HAD ?AT EXP]I5CE40 

,REVOLUTIONS BR+ AB\T DRAMATIC SOCIAL *ANGES4 ,OLD EXPECTATIONS1 ASSUMPTIONS & WAYS ( BEHAV+ BEG9 TO BE QUE/ION$4 ,BUT *ANGE DOESN'T OCCUR OV]NI<T4 ,RA!R1 *ANGE />TS ) A DISCUSSION4 ,IT'S ?\< ! (T5 LONG & MESSY PROCESS ( DEBATE & DISAGREEM5T ?AT ! WAY 9 :I* WE SEE ! WORLD IS RADICALLY ALT]$4 ,SO1 AS WE CAN SEE 9 ,SPA91 NO REVOLUTION IS CUT & DRY4 

,9 >EAS :]E !Y W]E WELL ORGANIZ$1 SU* AS ,T]RASA :]E AN>*I/ WOM5 9 ! TEXTILE 9DU/RY HAD A GR\P S9CE #a#i#c#a1 !Y GA9$ MAT]NITY LEAVE & FULL EQUALITY ( PAY4 ,9 MANY CASES1 ?\<1 ! ,C,N,T WAS UNABLE OR UNWILL+ TO MAKE REAL IT'S GOAL ( FULL EQUALITY4 ,9 TEXTILES1 9 G5]AL1 :]E WOM5 =M$ ! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( ! WORK=CE !Y /ILL HAD ! L[E/ WAGES4 

,ON ! L& !RE WAS FUR!R TO GO AS ATTITUDES LAGG$ EV5 FUR!R BEH9D4 ,H[EV]1 9 ! COLLECTIVES WOM5 F\ND ?AT = ! FIR/ TIME EV] !Y DID HAVE A REAL SAY1 AL?\< SOMETIMES NOT AN EQUAL SAY OR VOTE TO ! M54 ,9 SOME COLLECTIVES SU* AS ,MAZON & ,MIRAMEL 9 ,>AGON WOM5 & M5 W]E PAID ! SAME4 ,9 MANY1 ?\<1 ?IS WAS NOT ! CASE4 

,!SE COLLECTIVES DID ASSUME ?AT A WOMAN DES]V$ AN 9COME 9 H] [N RI<T1 :I* WAS AN ADVANCE4 ,MO/ COLLECTIVES1 ?\<1 HAD A 0FAMILY WAGE04 ,?IS1 ( C\RSE1 WAS ALMO/ ALWAYS PAID TO ! MAN :O W\LD BE ASSUM$ TO BE ! HEAD ( ! H\SEHOLD4 ,! SOCIAL DIVISION ( LABOR REMA9$4 0,WOM5'S WORK0 WAS 0WOM5'S WORK0 & :5 WOM5 DID 0M5'S WORK0 !Y /ILL GOT WOM5'S WAGES 6 

,! ,C,N,T WAS COMMITT$1 AT LEA/ 9 !ORY1 TO FULL & ABSOLUTE EQUALITY4 ,!Y DECL>$1 AT !IR #aicf ,S>AGOSA CONF]5CE1 ?AT AFT] ! REVOLUTION 0! TWO SEXES WILL BE EQUAL1 BO? 9 RI<TS & OBLIGATIONS40 

,9 PRACTICE1 UP TO #a#i#c#f1 ! ,C,N,T WAS FAIL+ TO DRAW 9 WOM54 ,WOM5 9 ! UNION (T5 F\ND ?AT !Y W]E NOT BE+ TAK5 S]I\SLY & ?AT SEXISM WAS NOT UNCOMMON4 ,TO COMBAT ?IS ! ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES GR\P WAS F\ND$ 9 ,MAY #a#i#c#f4 

,!Y AIM$ TO EMP[] WOM51 GIV+ !M ! CONFID5CE TO BECOME 9VOLV$ 9 AN>*I/ POLITICS4 ,!Y SAW IT AS CRUCIAL TO 9VOLVE WOM5 DIRECTLY 9 ! /RUGGLE = !IR [N LIB]ATION4 ,!Y DID NOT SEE !MSELVES AS FEM9I/S1 9 FACT ACCORD+ TO ONE MEMB]1 ,SOL$AD ,E/ORA*1 MO/ ( !M HAD NEV] EV5 HE>D ( FEM9ISM4 ,!Y BELIEV$ ?AT 5D+ ! DOM9ATION ( WOM5 BY M5 WAS P>T ( A L>G] /RUGGLE TO ABOLI% ALL =MS ( DOM9ATION4 

,UNLIKE ! FEM9I/S :O N>R[LY FOCUS$ ON ! 9DIVIDUAL LIB]ATION ( 9DIVIDUAL WOM51 !Y BELIEV$ ?AT ! /RUGGLE = EMANCIPATION WAS A COLLECTIVE ONE = AN>*ISM & FRE$OM AS A :OLE4 ,NONE ! LESS A MAJOR P>T ( ?IS FI<T WAS AGA9/ ! UND]VALU+ ( WOM5 )9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

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,DUR+ IT'S %ORT TWO YE> EXI/5CE ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES CAME TO NUMB] #c1 WOM5 & A*IEV$ MU* ?R\<\T REPUBLICAN ,SPA94 ,A MAJOR FOCUS WAS ON $UCATION4 ,9 ,B>CELONA !Y SET UP ! ,CASA DE ,LA ,DONA1 A MAJOR WOM5'S COLLEGE1 9 #a#i#c#g4 ,BY ,DECEMB] #ai* ! ,CASA WAS TAK+ 9 #f-#h WOM5 P] DAY4 ,!Y RAN NUM]\S S*OOLS & C\RSES TO TRA9 WOM5 TO 5T] 9DU/RY 9 BO? ,MADRID & ,B>CELONA4 ,AS WELL AS TE*NICAL TRA9+ !Y URG$ TRA9EES TO FI<T = FULL EQUALITY )9 ! WORKPLACE4 

,!Y ALSO UND]TOOK MILIT>Y TRA9+1 SETT+ UP A %OOT+ RANGE 9 ,MADRID4 ,!Y OP5$ MAT]NITY HOSPITALS 9 ,T]RASA & ,B>CELONA1 & MANY S*OOLS = Y\NG *ILDR54 ,!SE S*OOLS BAS$ !MSELVES ON ! AN>*I/ IDEA ( $UCATION AS A PROCESS ( DEVELOPM5T & EXPLORATION RA!R !N ONE ( FACTUAL BRA9WA%+4 

,!Y ALSO F\<T = & WON LEGALIZ$ ABORTION1 CONTRACEPTION & DIVORCE &1 LOCALLY1 SOME RI<TS TO *ILD C>E = WOM5 WORK]S4 ,AS ! W> W5T ON MANY MEMB]S BECAME 9CREAS+LY 9VOLV$ 9 ! H\S+ & $UCATION ( REFUGEES4 

,?IS >TICLE ONLY ALL[S = A %ORT SUMM>Y4 ,ABOVE ALL ELSE1 ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES /UCK TO !IR ORIG9AL AG5DA ( EMANCIPATION = WOM5 ?R\< !IR [N /RUGGLE4 ,AS ! W> PROGRESS$ ! SOCIALI/S1 COMMUNI/S & ,P,\,M 7ANTI-,/AL9I/ ,L59I/S7 ALL SET UP 0WOM5'S SECTIONS04 ,ALL WI%$ TO DRAW WOM5 9TO ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ FASCISM1 & 9TO !IR [N ORGANIZATIONS4 ,NONE1 H[EV]1 TOOK S]I\SLY ! IDEA ( WOM5'S EMANCIPATION AS A GOAL 9 ITSELF4 ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES WAS ! ONLY GR\P :I* DID SO4 

,! FATE ( WOM5 9 ,SPA9 WAS CLOSELY TI$ TO ?AT ( ! OV]ALL REVOLUTION4 ,AS ?IS WAS PU%$ BACK BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & ! GOV]NM5T ( ! DAY1 SO W]E !Y4 ,AS ! MILITIAS & COLLECTIVES W]E DE/ROY$ !IR FIR/ BRIEF TA/E ( FRE$OM WAS SNAT*$ AWAY4 ,! VICTORY ( ,FRANCO ONLY S]V$ TO COPP]-FA/5 ?IS PROCESS4 

,IT IS CLE> ?AT ! REVOLUTION DID BR+ SOME REAL GA9S = WOM54 ,IT IS ALSO CLE> FROM ! EV5TS ( ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION ?AT WOM5'S FRE$OM CANNOT BE IGNOR$ OR SIDE-L9$ BY REVOLUTION>IES4 ,IT CANNOT BE LEFT UNTIL AFT] ! REVOLUTION OR TO 0! WOM5'S SECTION40 ,A /RUGGLE :I* DOES NOT1 FROM ! BEG9N+1 AIM TO W9 FRE$OM & EQUALITY = ALL DOES NOT DES]VE ! NAME REVOLUTION4 

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