Federica Montseny i Mañé (February 12, 1905, Madrid—January 14, 1994) was a Spanish anarchist, intellectual and Minister of Health during the social revolution that occurred in Spain parallel to the Civil War. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Anarchism has historically gained more support and influence in Spain than anywhere else especially before Francisco Franco 's victory in the Spanish Civil War The Spanish Revolution of 1936 began during the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of She is also known as a poet, novelist, essayist, and children's writer. Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12
Federica Montseny was, in her own words, the [d]aughter of a family of old anarchists; her father was the anti-authoritarian writer and propagandist Joan Montseny (Federico Urales); her mother, Soledad Gustavo, was herself an anarchist activist. Authoritarianism describes a Form of government characterized by an emphasis on the Authority of the State in a republic or union Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people Joan (or Juan) Montseny i Carret (also known under the Pseudonym Federico Urales; August 19 1864 &mdash March 12
She was the first ever female minister in the Spanish government, and as minister she aimed to transform public health to meet the needs of the poor and working class. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types To that end, she supported decentralized, locally responsive and preventative health care programs that mobilized the entire working class for the war effort. __FORCETOC__ Decentralization or Decentralisation (see Spelling differences) is the process of dispersing Decision-making governance closer to the people Health care is the prevention treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical, Nursing She was influenced by the anarchist sex reform movement, which since the 1920's had focused on reproductive rights, and was minister in 1936 when Dr. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Reproductive rights are Rights relating to reproduction and Reproductive health. Félix Martí Ibáñez, the anarchist director general of Health and Social Assistance of the Generalitat de Catalunya, issued the Eugenic Reform of Abortion, a decree effectively making abortion on demand legal in Catalonia. An Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain.
Given her family libertarian tradition, the decision to enter the Popular Front government was especially difficult. The Popular Front (Frente Popular in Spain 's Second Republic was an electoral Coalition and pact signed in January 1936 by various Although joining the government was a move encouraged by the anarcho-syndicalist Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT), this collaboration with the government in order to present a united front to the Fascist threat posed by Francisco Franco's rebel armies, was widely questioned during and long after the war was over. Anarcho-syndicalism is a branch of Anarchism which focuses on the labour movement. Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Confederación Nacional del Trabajo ( CNT; English Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Notably, she was involved in polemics with Emma Goldman, and the recipient of the harsh criticism in Camillo Berneri's open letter of 1937. Emma Goldman (June 27 1869 – May 14 1940 was an anarchist known for her political activism writing and speeches Camillo Berneri (also known as Camillo da Lodi; May 28 1897, Lodi &mdash May 5 1937, Barcelona) was an Italian For many anarchists, the topic of collaboration — with both Marxists and governments — is still a contentious one. Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
She moved to France in 1939 where she wrote many books, only a fraction of which were political. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
References
- Nash, Mary (1995). Defying Male Civilization: Women in the Spanish Civil War. Denver, Colo. : Arden Press. ISBN 0-912869-15-1.
External links
- Federica Montseny's works and biography
- Centre Federica Montseny
- large collection of anarchist posters from the Spanish Civil War (click Buscar)
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