Identity keys from the hemerographic memory. Female journalists in the conformation of new liberties (1900-1936)

Abstract

Although some well-known female journalists actively collaborated in prestigious publications in the first years of the last century, they very rarely obtained the excellent publicity that writers received through newspapers and magazines. It was not until the Second Spanish Republic that women started to stand out in the field of journalism. They did not only stand out as writers, but also as illustrators, cartoonists and photographers in response to the demand emerging as a consequence of the interests and attitudes of a new, more popular public. This public began to conceive the press not only as a means of information or political propaganda, but also as a convenient resource for entertainment that reflected the identity changes occurring with regard to the roles of both sexes.