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| Author | Martha Ackelsberg |
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| Subject | Spanish anarchism, history of feminism |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Publication date | May 1991 |
| Pages | 252 |
| ISBN | 9780253301208 |
Free Women of Spain: Anarchism and the Struggle for the Emancipation of Women is a 1991 book by Martha Ackelsberg on feminist practices in the Spanish anarchist movement. It is supplemented by interviews the author performed with surviving members of Mujeres Libres .
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