Exhibition Women and Justice: From the Liberal State to Francoism in Documents from Vallès Occidental
This exhibition has been loaned by the Vallès Occidental Regional Archive and can be visited from January 19 to February 19 in the hall of the Social Sciences Library.
The exhibition Women and Justice: From the Liberal State to Francoism in Documents from Vallès Occidental is a dissemination and research project that invites critical reflection on the role of justice in relation to women, from the beginnings of the contemporary administration of justice to the Franco dictatorship.
Based on real documents and legal proceedings, the exhibition shows that judicial intervention often resulted in mechanisms of guardianship, subordination, and dependency, rather than genuine protection. This creates a persistent paradox: women considered “legal subjects” subjected to permanent guardianship while at the same time being insufficiently protected in situations of violence and inequality.
The photographs and documentation reproduced in the exhibition come from the Vallès Occidental Regional Archive – Historical Archive of Terrassa and are also enriched by contributions from the network of municipal archives in the region, drawing on collections from justices of the peace courts and municipal courts.