My grandmother was a feminist
My grandmother was a feminist. Superhero Women Dismantling Posture Empowerment is a biographical and historical book written by the Spanish journalist and author Ángel Expósito. The work was published by the Harper Collins publishing house in 2023. In it, the writer tries to demystify the approaches of today's radical feminism, the one that champions requests for legal abortion, sick leave due to menstruation, among others.
It is notorious that social movements that include minorities are increasingly popular in political debates. In 2023, one of the most discussed topics is left-wing feminism, especially because of the new legislation that seems to divide the population. In the face of the crisis, Ángel Expósito proposes a sensitive book that aims to exalt the history of women and its influence on society.
Synopsis of My grandmother was a feminist
the women of yesterday
Angel Exposito borrows the mythical figure of his grandmother Valentina to tell not just one, but twelve stories about women who fought for justice, equality and freedom. One of them is María Luisa, who was born in 1918, a time when political and social power was only for alpha males. However, she was involved in the dramatic changes that Spain experienced in the XNUMXth century, like many other ladies "at home".
María Luisa bravely went through periods such as the Transition, the Civil War, Francoism and democracy. In addition to her, the other eleven chapters of the work focus on Conchita, Sylvia, Pilar, Carmen, Hila Jamshedy, Antonia, María Jesús and María, Gloria, Cristina, Juana, Remedios, Gloria and Loli. these ladies, for one reason or anotherThey fought to defend the rights of their families, while they faced the patriarchal society of the time.
On feminism and politics of all ages
Today, it is very common to hear complaints about how the bra is a kind of demon imposed by the capitalist patriarchy. It is also exposed that shaving the armpits is a sign of submission to oppression, and that women do it because they are forced to fit into this world of men.
On the other hand, playing with dolls and dressing girls in pink are gender stereotypes that must be ended and have nothing to do with being a woman. Ángel Expósito makes a little fun of these slogans, and replaces them with another: “There is always a woman pulling the family and of the tribe and of the entire society…”.
According to the author, grandmothers and mothers are heroines who, without knowing it, They were revolutionary at a time when they had everything to lose. Meanwhile, he argues that the feminism current melts into lukewarmness that does not compare even in the slightest foundation with the role that women took on in history some time ago.
The writer vindicates the matriarchs with children, husbands, housework that I fulfilled and professions to achieve.
My grandmother was a feminist it's a love letter
Ángel Expósito opts for the reconstruction of the history of Spain and the participation of women, this with the aim of generating a debate of great subtlety. And it is that this work is a love story fully designed to exalt the image of exceptional ladies who educated their children based on values such as integrity, tolerance, respect and equity.
En este sentido, The author describes Valentina, his grandmother, as a cultured, committed, courageous lady with an entrepreneurial spirit. tireless. This woman was in charge of teaching him to write, using the ABC newspaper for it. It was also she who motivated him to study journalism, and gave him his first typist. But this description falls short, because Valentina was also a warrior.
against the falangists
Throughout the book it is possible to read touching anecdotes of women who were forced to fight against various systems and doctrines. The protagonists of the work belong to different countries, cultures and creeds. A sample of this value resides, once again, in Valentina, who had to avoid the dangerous Falangists who wanted to requisition her house during the Civil War. Likewise, the grandmother collaborated with the political prisoners of the Franco regime.
When the first steps towards democracy were finally taken, Valentina held free elections. Thanks to this series of stories about her, Ángel Expósito transports the reader to the history of his family, but also to more global events.
With this, the author honors the women who preceded him, but also many others who shaped the society we are today. The pen becomes, then, the most expeditious means to give the recognition that these ladies deserve in the face of oblivion that these troubled times in which we live try to impose.
About the author, Ángel Expósito Mora
Angel Exposito
Ángel Expósito Mora was born in 1964, in Madrid, Spain. He studied at the Faculty of Information Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid, where he obtained a degree in Journalism. Later, during the second term of his career, he was given the post of director of the Europa Press news agency, where he worked from 1998 to 2008. The author was later promoted to deputy editor-in-chief.
Some Years later, he was offered the position of deputy director of EP Noticias, which he accepted. From then on he collaborated with various local and national media, such as Telemadrid; in 59 seconds, Alto y claro and El círculo, La Vanguardia and TVE; in 24 hours, from Radio Nacional de España. Currently, he is best known for the La Lanterna program, in addition to his multiple participation in conferences.
Throughout his career He has been awarded several awards for his work. Some examples of these are: Golden Antenna Award, granted to the author in 2015 by the Federation of Radio and Television Associations of Spain. This appointment took place due to his work in La Tarde, a program presented by Expósito at COPE.