Female Consciousness and Collective Action: The Case of Barcelona, 1910-1918

TitleFemale Consciousness and Collective Action: The Case of Barcelona, 1910-1918
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1982
AuthorsKaplan, Temma
JournalSigns: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
Volume7
Issue3
Pagination545-566
Date Published04/1982
Abstract

Because women place human need above all other requirements, they have a unique consciousness which cannot be defined solely as feminist gender consciousness. This "need to preserve life" therefore affects political choices. In Barcelona in 1910, women's concerns remained localized on the question of rape, while in 1913 they began to create networks and to organize. In 1918 because of the severe winter, they went on strike "in the name of humanity." Their acceptance of survival as a woman's concern led them to become outlaws and to engage in radical political activity. [Historical Abstracts]

URLhttps://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/493899
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