Montserrat Minobis i Puntonet (24 October 1942 - 11 May 2019) was a Spanish feminist journalist.

Biography

Montserrat Minobis i Puntonet was born in

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on 24 October 1942. She was committed to the anti-Franco struggle of the 1970s and was an activist in defense of

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culture. She affiliated with various political formations. In the 1990s, she was president of the European Network of Women Journalists and the Association of Women Journalists of

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. From 2001 to 2004, she was dean of the College of Journalists of Catalonia. She was the recipient of several awards, including the

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from the

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. She died in

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on 11 May 2019.

Selected works

* 1986, ''Aureli M. Escarré, Abat de Montserrat (1946-1968)''

Awards and honors

*1987, Ciutat de Barcelona Award for the Barcelona Oberta program of Ràdio4 from RNE to Catalunya *1990, Espais of the Center d'Art Contemporàni Espais de Girona *1991, Atlàntida, the Nit de l'Edició. Gremi d'Editors de Catalunya *1992, Ràdio d'Omnium Cultural. Nit of Santa Llúcia *1993, Premi de l'entitat Ciemen *1996, Creu de Sant Jordi. Generalitat de Catalunya

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Minobis i Puntonet, Montserrat 1942 births 2019 deaths People from Figueres Journalists from Catalonia Spanish women journalists Academics from Catalonia Spanish women academics Academic staff of Pompeu Fabra University Spanish feminist writers