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Article: Am I that body? Seccion femenina de la FET and the struggle for the institution of physical education and competitive sports for women in Franco's Spain.
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- Journal of Social History
- Article date:
- June 22, 2006
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"One must fight against preexisting mentalities based on backward and
all too theoretical ideas and mistaken concepts. We must also fight
against the attitude of women, who found themselves isolated and
inactive ... and that of the ibero-celtic man" (1)
"The activity of physical education instructors and professors in the
discussed period played a decisive role in eradicating the taboos
imposed on women who wished to participate in sporting
activities." (2)
The Feminine Section of the Spanish Falange (Seccion Femenina de la FET-SF), founded in June 1934, was for almost four decades the official women's organization of Franco's Spain, reaching at ...