True Catholic Womanhood - Gender Ideology in Franco's Spain (Hardcover)

Women faced conflicting demands under Franco's programme of National Catholicism. State-sponsored economic development created a modern consumer society, yet women were expected to remain passive and private, conforming to 16th-century ideals of Catholic womanhood. Using diverse sources - including oral interviews, magazine advertisements and university archives, Morcillo explores the contradictions between modernization and traditional gender expectations. Using a textured history of major women's organizations from the 1940s through the 1960s it demonstrates that Spanish women successfully negotiated these contradictions, creating a vibrant and meaningful public space for women's social activism. Their very spirituality protected these women from state retribution in their search for "true Catholic womanhood". "True Catholic Womanhood" adds new insights into the gender dynamics of authoritarian states. It should be useful reading for all those interested in modern Spain, Catholicism, European women's history and authoritarian social politics.

General

Imprint:	Northern Illinois University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	2000
Authors:	Aurora G. Morcillo
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-87580-256-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Fascism & Nazism Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > History > European history > From 1900 > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
LSN:	0-87580-256-7
Barcode:	9780875802565

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