CONCEPCIÓN ARENAL’S LA VOZ DE LA CARIDAD (1870-1884) THROUGH THE LENS OF A DATABASE?

Elizabeth Franklin LewisUniversity of Mary Washington

Presented to the Asociación Internacional de Literatura y Cultura Femenina Hispánica

XXIII Congreso Annual, The Claremont Colleges, October 10, 2013

– An undergraduate research team

– A Digital Humanities project

– Concepción Arenal as journalist and activist

A Work In Progress…

THREE RESEARCH TEAMS ten students; five semesters, two weeks in Madrid

2011 2012 2013

Women and Charity in Spain 1786-1941: An exhibit of Spanish women’s charitable works and social action

La caridad de una mujer, Francisco de Goya, 1814, BNE

Auxilio social, Y: Revista de la Sección Femenina de la Falange, 1-Feb,1938. BNE

Campesinas francesas curando heridos" Ilustración española y americana, 25-

Sept, 1871, BNE“

Obras:La Beneficencia, la Filantropía y la Caridad. (1861)La mujer del porvenir (1869)Estudios penitenciarios.(1877)Cuadros de guerra (1880)La instrucción del pueblo (1881)La mujer en su casa. (1883).

Concepción Arenal (1820-1893): Feminist, social activist, author

Published in Madrid 1870-1884Copies held in libraries in Barcelona, Bilbao, Salamanca, and Madrid

Biblioteca Nacional One paper copy in Sala de Prensa y Revistas,Complete collection of bi-monthly issues published March 1870-June1883

Wordpress database: 1372 entries, searchable by title, author, genre, tags

1372 items143 authors10 genres281 keywords

TOP FOUR AUTHORS IN LA VOZ DE LA CARIDAD

Concepción Arenal

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Top Voz de la Caridad Authors

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WOMEN PUBLISHED IN LA VOZ DE LA CARIDAD

Women authors compared to “Others”

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Top Women authors

ArenalEmilia MijaresMicaela de Silva y CollásGertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda Fernán CaballeroAll other women

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