Federica Montseny

Federica Montseny Mañé (Madrid, February 12th 1905 - Toulouse, January 14th 1994), is intellectual and militant a anarchistic Spanish, Minister for Health under IIe République Spanish, during the civil war started by the army.

November 4th, 1936, four anarchists become indeed Ministers for the national government: Frederica Montseny, Juan Garcia Oliver (Justice), Juan Peiré (Industry) and Juan Lépez Sànchez (Trade). A participation of the " cénétistes" (CNT) in the government of Largo Caballero which of course made debate within the anarchist-trade unionists.

Federica Montseny is thus the first woman minister of Western Europe. During its mandate, a decree is promulgated which legalizes the Avortement. Militant the anarchist is at the origin of places for children and elderly, of training centres for women, in particular to help the prostitutes to release itself from their medium.

Girl of the writer and anarchistic propagandist in the name of feather of Federico Urales, it counted among the principal executives of the trade union anarchist-trade unionist Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (C.N.T.), and made, with others, the decision, discussed in the anarchistic medium, to take part in the republican government during the social revolution and the civil war.

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