Abstract:
Maria Aurelia Capmany is a Spanish feminist whose life
spans the eras of Spain's liberal Republic, its Civil War,
the fascist dictatorship of Franco, and the transition into
democracy. An examination of the history of the Spanish
feminist movement shows that the context within which
Capmany operates is one of divisiveness between political
and apolitical factions, as well as between the bourgeois
and working classes. In her non- fictional books, Capmany
explores many issues very important to Socialist feminists,
such as the division of public and private spheres, internalized oppression, political activity, and the
qualitative experiences of bourgeois and working class
women. Her novel, La color mas azul, presents female
characters whose lives embody these issues, and who either
deal with classist oppression by internalizing it as
victims, or by fighting it as heroines.