Exhibition Pioneering Women of the European Union, from October 23 to November 23

Poster for the exhibition 'Pioneer Women of the European Union'

A tribute to ten exceptional women who contributed to the development of the Europe we know today.

23/10/2023

From Monday, October 23, the exhibition "Pioneer women of the European Union" opens at hall of the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies. It is an initiative of the Office of the European Parliament in Barcelona and the European Observatory of Memories of the Fundació Solidaritat de la Universitat de Barcelona (EUROM), with portraits by the French artist Pierre Marquès.

This new exhibition, developed to commemorate Europe Day 2023, pays tribute to ten exceptional women who contributed to the development of the European Union by defending the values of equality, freedom, democracy, solidarity, diversity and respect for human rights.

Among them, there are the seven women cataloged by the European Parliament as "pioneers of the EU" (Anna Lindh, Marga Klompé, Melina Mercouri, Nicole Fontaine, Nilde Iotti, Simone Veil and Ursula Hirschmann), as well as the three women who give name in the buildings of the European Parliament: Clara Campoamor Rodríguez, Sophie Schroll and Louise Weiss.

Resistant, survivors of the Holocaust, prominent professionals in the political, scientific and cultural fields, these women inspired the current European Union. Many of them worked to end the horrors of two world wars and contributed to promoting the fundamental values of the EU, both from the European institutions themselves and from political activism. Some were members of the European Parliament, and in the case of Veil and Fontaine, they ended up presiding over the European Parliament.

Organized by: Center for European Documentation, Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology. and Jean Monnet EUPOL Chair

Opening: October 25 at 11:30am, by Dr. Ana Mar Fernández-Pasarín, Professor at the Jean Monnet Chair

Location and access: at the hall of the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies

This information is related to the following SDG

  • Decent work and economic growth
  • Reduced inequalities
  • Peace, justice and strong institutions
  • Gender equality
  • Quality education