ca, label=none, Sociedad Autónoma de Mujeres de Barcelona ("Autonomous Society of Women of Barcelona") was a

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organization in

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active in the 1890s. The group advocated for women's self-emancipation, labor interests, and rights to participate in political and social life. Its headquarters, located in

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, held literacy and other educational classes, political debates, and recreational events. Though there are some indications of group activity as early as 1889, the group was founded by

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and

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in 1891 with two major demonstrations. The first assembled 4,000 women in on April 12. The second gathered 3,000 workers at on April 26. The replaced the ''Sociedad Autónoma'' in 1898.

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{{italic title 1891 establishments in Spain 1898 disestablishments in Spain Feminist organisations in Spain