[Merrni] Epub Free Women of Spain: Anarchism and the
Struggle for the Emancipation of Women
By Martha A. Ackelsberg
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.
