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2018

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Feminism Under And After Franco: Success And Failure In The Democratic Transition, Kathryn L. Mahaney May 2018

Feminism Under And After Franco: Success And Failure In The Democratic Transition, Kathryn L. Mahaney

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation, through an examination of late-20th century Spanish feminism, analyzes how Spaniards’ anxieties about their nation’s post-Franco identity have influenced domestic debates about women’s rights and, eventually, gender equality policy. In this way debates about women’s rights have been central to Spaniards’ post-Franco political and cultural identity. I have also argued for a broader understanding of both the Sección Femenina and of Spanish feminism that places each in context of developments in Western European, and not just Spanish, culture and politics. The dissertation undertakes this argument over four chapters. Chapter One argues that unlike other elements within the Franco …