Prison of Women: Testimonies of War and Resistance in Spain, 1939-1975Prison of Women presents oral testimonies of women incarcerated following the Spanish Civil War. The primary voice in the collection, Tomasa Cuevas, spent many years in prisons throughout Spain as a political prisoner. After the death of Franco in 1975, Cuevas began to collect oral testimonies from women she had known in prison as she traveled throughout Spain recording their stories. These, along with hers, eventually were published in three volumes in Spain. Prison of Women is a collaboration between Tomasa Cuevas and Mary E. Giles, translator and editor, who wrote the introduction and afterword, and provided contextual information in notes and a glossary. The testimonies offer a compelling record of the years leading up to the Spanish Civil War, the aftermath of that horrendous struggle, and a revealing testament to the strength of the human spirit. |
Contents
Growing Up in Prewar Spain | 3 |
Coming of Age in Politics and War | 11 |
Prison Life Begins Guadalajara 1939 | 25 |
Sisters Condemned to Death Blasa Rojo at Guadalajara | 39 |
Childbirth in Prison Nieves Waldemer Santisteban at Guadalajara | 45 |
My Prison Odyssey Durango 19391940 | 51 |
The Dynamiter Rosario Sanchez Mora at Durango | 57 |
Into the Storm Santander 19401942 | 67 |
A Stranger in a Strange City 19441945 | 141 |
The Exile of Prison Les Corts 19451946 | 151 |
From Prison to Clandestine Life Again 1946 | 167 |
Escape Victoria Pujolar at Les Corts | 173 |
Through the Gate to Freedom Adelaida Abarca at Les Corts | 181 |
Crossing the Border Angelita Ramis at Les Corts | 189 |
The Guerrilla Esperanza Martinez | 197 |
The Burden and Strength of Clandestinity 19461948 | 207 |
A Minor in Prison Maria del Carmen Cuesta at Santander | 75 |
The Cemetery of the Living Amorebieta 19421943 | 85 |
The Socialist Pilar Pascual Martinez at Amorebieta | 93 |
Solidarity and Compassion Ventas and Segovia 19431944 | 99 |
Reflections on Prison Life for Women Josefina Amalia Villa at Ventas and Segovia | 109 |
The Costs of Sacrifice Antonia Garcia at Ventas and Segovia | 117 |
The Long Years 19481976 | 219 |
Mary E Giles | 235 |
GLOSSARY | 237 |
NOTES | 243 |
Other editions - View all
Prison of Women: Testimonies of War and Resistance in Spain, 1939-1975 Tomasa Cuevas Limited preview - 1998 |
Prison of Women: Testimonies of War and Resistance in Spain, 1939-1975 Tomasa Cuevas Limited preview - 1998 |
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