''Vindicación Feminista'' () was a monthly feminist magazine which was published in

Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a pop ...

, in the period 1976–1979. It is the first feminist magazine established in Spain during the transition from

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to democracy. The magazine was part of the

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History and profile

''Vindicación Feminista'' was founded by

Lidia Falcón Lidia Falcón O'Neill (born 13 December 1935) is a Spanish politician and writer. With a degree in law, dramatic art, and journalism, and a PhD in philosophy, she has stood out for her defense of feminism in Spain, especially during the Transit ...

and Carmen Alcalde in 1976. The first issue of the monthly magazine appeared in July that year. Both founders also served as the

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of the magazine of which the contributors were all women journalists. They were the advocates of the radical and gendered activism and adopted the view of

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: the personal is political. The magazine was a supporter of

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and harshly criticised and ridiculed ''

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'', a women's magazine which opposed the legalization of abortion. Although the magazine was the illustrative feminist publication for the transition period, it ceased publication in December 1979 after producing a total of thirty issues due to financial constraints and lower levels of readership.

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