"Peeling potatoes combat fascism": roles and functions in the anti-fascist associations of Bahia Blanca during the Spanish Civil War

Authors

  • Eleonora María Ardanaz Universidad Nacional del Sur

Keywords:

Anti-fascism, women´s groups, Bahia Blanca

Abstract

The present work is a first approach to the study of women's groups that were formed in solidarity with the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, in the city of Bahía Blanca. In this analysis prevail methodological tools provided by both the so-called local or regional history and gender history, the latter concept is revealed as especially useful for the complexity of what is often referred to as anti-fascist camp. The ultimate goal is the updating of certain guidelines related to this field, focusing on the description of the local situation and highlighting women's participation in the anti-fascist groups. It assumes that when nucleation is not necessarily generated from political parties constitute initiation spaces public practice for many women in the city at a time wielded no political rights.

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Author Biography

Eleonora María Ardanaz, Universidad Nacional del Sur

Centro de Estudios del Siglo XX, Departamento de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina

Published

2014-01-17

How to Cite

Ardanaz, E. M. (2014). "Peeling potatoes combat fascism": roles and functions in the anti-fascist associations of Bahia Blanca during the Spanish Civil War. Cuadernos De H Ideas, 7(7). Retrieved from https://perio.unlp.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/cps/article/view/2055

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