Free Women of Spain: Anarchism and the Struggle for the Emancipation of Women

by Martha A. Ackelsberg

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1902593960
• ISBN13: 9781902593968
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: AK Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A fascinating glimpse of a much ignored chapter of radical womyn's herstory

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!