Jovellanos - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Jovellanos - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Women in history. The Enlightenment and women https://historylab.es/women-in-history-the-enlightenment-and-women/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=women-in-history-the-enlightenment-and-women Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/mujeres-en-la-historia-la-ilustracion-y-las-mujeres/ Documentary dedicated to María Josefa Alfonso Pimentel, María Francisca de Sales Portocarrero (Countess of Montijo) and Josefa Amar y Borbón

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]]> The century of the Enlightenment was the century of the master painter Francisco de Goya, José Cadalso and the musician Domingo Arquimbau, but it was also the century of women, not forgetting that it was the scene of the first Tonadilla divas and of many aristocratic ladies who practised artistic activities as entertainment. The chapter deals with the crucial role played by some well-educated women with an interest in culture and high social standing, such as María Josefa Alfonso Pimentel, María Francisca de Sales Portocarrero (Countess of Montijo) and Josefa Amar y Borbón, who favoured the creation of literary salons and social clubs or conversation houses, as Jovellanos called them. These salons challenged the patterns and models belonging to traditionally male spheres. This video documentary shows biographical sketches of the lives of these women and their drive to protect culture and the figure of numerous artists, writers and philosophers. Their lives were not easy, as they had to fight and defend themselves from constant attack by institutions, including the Inquisition.

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