Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)

This research delves into the lives and perspectives of women who embraced physical and sporting pursuits in Catalonia during the tumultuous post-war era and the early years of the Franco dictatorship (1939–1961). It explores the biographies of the sportswomen and uncovers the intricate tapestry of...

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Autores: Ribalta Alcalde, Maria Dolors, Pujadas, Xavier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/4160
https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2023.2252274
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Palabra clave:Dones esportistes
Gènere
Franquisme
Catalunya
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spelling Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)Ribalta Alcalde, Maria DolorsPujadas, XavierDones esportistesGènereFranquismeCatalunyaThis research delves into the lives and perspectives of women who embraced physical and sporting pursuits in Catalonia during the tumultuous post-war era and the early years of the Franco dictatorship (1939–1961). It explores the biographies of the sportswomen and uncovers the intricate tapestry of moral and religious dynamics that coloured their experiences. The strategies used to collect data were a document and literature examination, in-depth interviews to 32 women (ranging in age from 73 to 100 years old), and a discussion group. Subsequently, content analysis was conducted using version 7 of the Atlas.ti software. We identified five categories of analysis for the moral sphere, which enabled us to construct a story to help understand the sportswomen’s experiences in the early years of Francoism. Without a doubt, practising sport was not common among women between 1939 and 1961 because it diverged from the model promoted by the Franco regime based on religious, scientific-medical and educational arguments. Within this context of women’s invisibility in the public practice of sport, the interviewees’ voices recounted the influences which led them to start practising sport and the moral pressures exerted by a highly moralised national-Catholic society influenced by the traditional Church, which hindered women from practising sport.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionTaylor & Francis OnlineUniversitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna2024info:eu-repo/semantics/article26http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/4160https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2023.2252274reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésEuropean Journal for Sport and Society, 21(1), 68–85.© Taylor and FrancisAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:20.500.14342/41602026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)
title Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)
spellingShingle Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)
Ribalta Alcalde, Maria Dolors
Dones esportistes
Gènere
Franquisme
Catalunya
title_short Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)
title_full Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)
title_fullStr Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)
title_full_unstemmed Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)
title_sort Women, sport and francoism in Catalonia: perceptions of sportswomen from the early yearsof the dictatorship (1939–1961)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ribalta Alcalde, Maria Dolors
Pujadas, Xavier
author Ribalta Alcalde, Maria Dolors
author_facet Ribalta Alcalde, Maria Dolors
Pujadas, Xavier
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Dones esportistes
Gènere
Franquisme
Catalunya
topic Dones esportistes
Gènere
Franquisme
Catalunya
description This research delves into the lives and perspectives of women who embraced physical and sporting pursuits in Catalonia during the tumultuous post-war era and the early years of the Franco dictatorship (1939–1961). It explores the biographies of the sportswomen and uncovers the intricate tapestry of moral and religious dynamics that coloured their experiences. The strategies used to collect data were a document and literature examination, in-depth interviews to 32 women (ranging in age from 73 to 100 years old), and a discussion group. Subsequently, content analysis was conducted using version 7 of the Atlas.ti software. We identified five categories of analysis for the moral sphere, which enabled us to construct a story to help understand the sportswomen’s experiences in the early years of Francoism. Without a doubt, practising sport was not common among women between 1939 and 1961 because it diverged from the model promoted by the Franco regime based on religious, scientific-medical and educational arguments. Within this context of women’s invisibility in the public practice of sport, the interviewees’ voices recounted the influences which led them to start practising sport and the moral pressures exerted by a highly moralised national-Catholic society influenced by the traditional Church, which hindered women from practising sport.
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