Full Description
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.
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