The Sección Femenina in the 70’s: Recycling and death

Abstract

The short 70s meant for Sección Femenina a last and useless effort for taking possession of political power and the duty of women socialization commanded by the regime just after the Civil War. Conscious of the social, political and economic opening of late francoist Spain, Sección Femenina tried to be at the height of the position that Franco gave them, pretending to advance on women promotion, but without releasing their actions from the former principles of Movimiento. Between 1970 and 1977 Sección Femenina essayed to gain a modernizing appearance towards Spanish so-ciety and show a positive image of the country in the international realm. That’s why, concerning to women’s issues, they assumed an informational agenda (1970 International Summit of Women; International Women’s Year, 1975) and reformist task (on women’s labor and civil rights).