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,LUCIA ,SAN*EZ ,SAORNIL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,TEXT 3 

,LUCIA ,SAN*EZ ,SAORNIL 

,ONE DAY ,I BECAME DISILLUSION$ & UPSET :5 ,I F\ND \T ?AT MEMB]S ( A SQUAT ,I RESPECT$ HAD D5I$ ! REQUE/ ( AN AN>*A-FEM9I/ GR\P TO HO/ !IR SELF-DEF5SE CLASS AT ?AT SQUAT4  ,! SQUATT]S SAID ?AT BECAUSE ! GR\P WAS = WOM5 ONLY1 IT WAS SEXI/4  ,ONE ( !M EV5 SAID FEM9I/S HAT$ M5 & JU/ WANT$ P[] = !MSELVES4  ,I WAS %OCK$ TO HE> FROM ! M\?S ( AN>*I/S >GUM5TS ?AT 9 ! ,U,S ,I HAD ASSOCIAT$ EXCLUSIVELY ) RI<T W+ RADIO HACKS1 BUT ) MY POOR ,SPANI% ,I C\LDN'T EXPRESS MYSELF /RONGLY 5\<4  ,IT DIDN'T HELP ?AT ONE ( ! SQUATT]S KEPT 9T]RUPT+ ME1 ?\< 9 ?IS CASE IT WAS H>D TO SAY IF HIS BEHAVIOR WAS TYPICALLY MASCUL9E OR TYPICALLY ,M$IT]RANEAN4  ,LAT]1 AFT] ?9K+ IT \T A LOT ,I WAS ABLE TO %>E MY FEEL+S ) ONE ( !SE SQUATT]S4  ,9 MY OP9ION1 JU/ BECAUSE RADICAL M5 SUDD5LY REALIZ$ ?AT PATRI>*Y WAS WRONG & B9>Y G5D] NE$$ TO BE ABOLI%$ DID NOT MEAN ?AT FIVE ?\S& YE>S ( HI/ORY1 CONDITION+1 & ABUSE C\LD BE ELIM9AT$4  ,NOR WAS A SOCIETY-WIDE P[] /RUCTURE ! SAME AS AN 9DIVIDUAL'S OP9IONS1 SO ! R>E FEM9I/ :O ACTUALLY DID HATE ALL M5 BORE LITTLE RESEMBLANCE TO A MISOGYNI/IC MAN :OSE PREJUDICES W]E BACK$ UP BY SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS4  ,! ONE CAN D5Y PEOPLE RES\RCES1 SAFETY1 & HEAL?2 ! O!R CANNOT4  ,BY =M+ A WOM5-ONLY SELF-DEF5SE GR\P1 !SE FEM9I/S W]E NOT DEPRIV+ M5 ( P[] -- A C\PLE M5 C\LD V]Y EASILY />T !IR [N GR\P1 & SOCIETY ALREADY (F]$ M5 MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO LE>N SELF-DEF5SE4  ,RA!R1 !Y W]E UTILIZ+ ! AN>*I/ PR9CIPLE ( VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE :]E !Y C\LD UND]GO ! TRA9+ NECESS>Y TO OV]COME ONE ( ! MANY 9EQUALITIES PATRI>*Y HAD CREAT$3 ! CAPACITY = VIOL5CE & SELF-DEF5SE1 9 :I* M5 >E 5C\RAG$  & WOM5 >E DISC\RAG$4  ,I ALSO PO9T$ \T ?AT ,I HAD SEEM SOME M>TIAL >TS GR\PS ORGANIZ$ BY SQUATT]S 9 ,B>CELONA ?AT W]E NE>LY ALL M54  ,! FEM9I/S HAD AN EXPLICIT G5D] POLICY & !Y HAD CREAT$ A COM=TABLE SPACE = C]TA9 PEOPLE1 :]EAS ! O!R GR\PS BE+ G5D]-BL9D HAD IGNOR$ ! ISSUE 5TIRELY1 ALL[+ ! SEXISM FROM SURR\ND+ SOCIETY TO CREEP 9 & MAKE ! SPACE APP>5TLY UNWELCOM+ TO WOM54  ,SE5 9 ! BROAD] CONTEXT1 ! FEM9I/ GR\P WAS DO+ ! WORK NECESS>Y TO OV]COME ! CONT9U+ LEGACY ( PATRI>*Y1 & IT W\LD BE ABSURD TO SUGGE/ ?AT IF !Y CONT9U$ ) SIMIL> WORK !Y W\LD EV5TUALLY CREATE AN OPPRESSIVELY MATRI>*AL SOCIETY4  ,! GUY ,I TALK$ ) WAS V]Y RECEPTIVE TO !SE CRITICISMS1 & ,I FELT A LOT BETT] ?AT ,I HAD TRI$ AGA9 TO EXPRESS MYSELF4 

,! 9CID5T REALLY CONTRA/$ ) MY EXP]I5CE ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S4  ,!RE1 AN>*ISM L>GELY [$ ITS REBIR? TO RADICAL FEM9I/ & QUE] MOVEM5TS4  ,MO/ AN>*I/S ,I KNEW 9 ! ,/ATES HAD ?\<T A :OLE LOT MORE AB\T G5D] ISSUES1 & ALSO AB\T RACE -- FEW CLUNG TO A CONS]VATIVE OR LIB]AL ANALYSIS OR S]I\SLY US$ PHRASES LIKE 0REV]SE RACISM0 OR 0REV]SE SEXISM40  ,ON ! O!R H&1 PEOPLE H]E SEEM$ TO BE MU* BETT] AT >GU+ & CRITICIZ+ )\T MORALI/ICALLY CRUCIFY+ ANYONE1 AS (T5 HAPP5S 9 ! ,/ATES4  ,!RE WASN'T A CULTURE ( ?9 SK9S & VICTIMIZATION4  ,ON ! D[NSIDE ?IS MEANT !RE WAS LESS SUPPORT = ! IDEA ( SAFE SPACES1 BUT TO ITS CR$IT ! RADICAL CULTURE LACK$ ! PATRONIZ+ IDEA ( ! FRAGILE OPPRESS$ P]SON :O NE$$ TO BE PROTECT$4  ,! COMMON ASSUMPTION WAS1 IF Y\ WANT$ TO IMPROVE Y\R CONDITION1 Y\ F\<T = IT4 

,SOMETIME AFT] ?IS CONV]SATION ,I F9ALLY F\ND AN OCCASION TO LEAF ?R\< ! BOOK1 ,FREE ,WOM5 ( ,SPA91 & READ ) SOME 9T]E/ AB\T SEXISM 9 ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/ MOVEM5T DUR+ ! MU* ROMANTICIZ$ ,CIVIL ,W>4  ,ONE P>TICUL> AN>*I/ :O F\<T = WOM5'S EQUALITY DUR+ ! REVOLUTION PIQU$ MY CURIOSITY3 ,LUCIA ,SAN*EZ ,SAORNIL4  ,%E WAS BORN ON #ac ,DECEMB]1 #a#h#i#e1 9 ,MADRID1 & LAT] BECAME A TELEPHONE OP]ATOR & MEMB] ( ! ,C,N,T AN>*I/ LABOR UNION4  ,%E WAS ALSO ,G5]AL ,SECRET>Y ( ,SOLID>IDAD ,9T]NACIONAL ,ANTIFASCI/A1 & JU/ BE=E ! REVOLUTION BROKE \T %E HELP$ TO F\ND ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES1 A WOM5'S LIB]ATION GR\P ?AT PUBLI%$ A NEWSPAP] & SITUAT$ ITSELF )9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4  ,! MALE LEAD]%IP TRI$ TO CONV9CE H] & ! O!R F\ND]S1 9CLUD+ ,M]C$ES ,COMAPOSADA ( ,B>CELONA1 TO LIMIT !IR EF=TS TO A WOM5'S COLUMN 9 ! ,C,N,T NEWSPAP]1 BUT =TUNATELY !Y LAUN*$ !IR [N PROJECT TO GIVE !IR P]SPECTIVE MORE ATT5TION & AUTONOMY4  ,SAN*EZ1 :O WAS ALSO A POET & AN \T LESBIAN1 WAS PROBABLY ! MO/ RADICAL & \TSPOK5 ( ! F\ND]S4  ,%E REJECT$ ! >GUM5TS ( MALE AN>*I/S ?AT SEXISM W\LD WI!R AWAY AFT] ! REVOLUTION1 OR ?AT IT W\LD BE DIVISIVE & DANG]\S TO TALK AB\T WOM5'S LIB]ATION :ILE ! FASCI/S W]E AT ! GATE4  ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES HELP$ MOBILIZE T5S ( ?\S&S ( WOM5 TO FI<T ! FASCI/S & FUR!R ! AN>*I/ REVOLUTION4  ,!Y ORGANIZ$ S*OOLS1 *ILDC>E PROGRAMS1 & WOM5-ONLY SOCIAL GR\PS TO HELP WOM5 GA9 SKILLS & CONFID5CE ?AT W\LD ALL[ !M TO P>TICIPATE AS EQUALS 9 ! MOVEM5T4  ,!Y SET UP %OOT+ RANGES TO HELP TRA9 WOM5 :O WANT$ TO JO9 ! MILITIAS1 DELIV]$ FOOD TO ! FRONT1 SUPPORT$ WOM5 9 ! MILITIAS1 & COMBAT$ SEXI/ ATTITUDES4  ,! GR\P EXPLA9$ !IR POSITION 9 WORDS ?AT HAD /RIK+ RELEVANCE TO ! PROBLEM ,I F\ND 9 TODAY'S AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,SPA93 0,IT IS NECESS>Y TO WORK1 TO /RUGGLE1 TOGE!R BECAUSE IF WE DON'T WE'LL NEV] HAVE A SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,BUT WE NE$$ \R [N ORGANIZATION TO /RUGGLE = \RSELVES40 

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