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Free Women of Spain: Anarchism and the Struggle for the Emancipation of Women
by Martha A. Ackelsberg
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Indiana University Press (1991-05)
ISBN: 0253301203
EAN: 9780253301208
Dewy Decimal #: 335.83082
Hardcover: 252 pages
SKU: BA072404
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Yellow highlighting on two pages. Covers flat and shiny, Spine uncreased.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Cowards don't make history; and the women of Mujeres Libres (Free Women) were no cowards. Courageous enough to create revolutionary change in their daily lives, Mujeres Libres mobilized over 20,000 women into an organized network to strive for community, education, and equality for women -during the Spanish Revolution. Martha Ackelsberg writes a comprehensive study of Mujeres Libres, intertwining interviews with the women themselves and analysis connecting them with modern feminist movements. Martha Ackelsberg is a professor of government and a member of the Women's Studies Program Committee at Smith College, where she teaches courses in political theory, urban politics, political activism and feminist theory. She has contributed to a variety of anthologies on women's political activism in the United States.
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Customer Reviews
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A fascinating glimpse of a much ignored chapter of radical womyn's herstory
Rating  (5)
Date: 2006-03-24
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
In "Free Women of Spain", Martha Ackelsberg does an excellent job documenting the lives and struggles of Mujeres Libres, a revolutionary organization of Spanish libertarian socialist women fighting against capitalism, fascism and patriarchy. This outstanding book will resonate with activists today engaged in class war feminism (not to be confused with the liberal, corporate, reformist women's movement, i.e. Hilary Clinton or NOW). Not only is the book informative, it is also a real page-turner! I highly recommend this book!
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