Working women in the factories and home workshops of Catalonia in the 19th and first third of the 20th centuries Authors Albert Balcells Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Abstract The contribution of female labour to Catalan industrialisation was very important in both the textile industry and the garment-making industry. Likewise, in the early 20th century, the tertiary sector offered women new chances for salaried jobs. This article offers an overview of the evolution of female labour at factories and home-based workshops with its specific problems, the resistances it had to overcome, the influence of the purportedly protective legislation and the consequences of women joining the workforce from the 19th century to the 1930s. Author Biography Albert Balcells, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Albert Balcells is a member of the History-Archaeology Section of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans, where he has served as the President,and he is a Professor Emeritus of Contemporary History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He has been awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi (Cross of St. George) from the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Narcís Monturiol Medal for Scholary Merit. His first book was El sindicalisme a Barcelona, 1916-1923 (1965). He is the co-author and editor of the Història de l’Institut d’Estudis Catalans (2003-2006). Around 40 of his titles can be found in the United States Library of Congress. His most recent books include Llocs de memòria dels catalans (2008), which won the Carles Rahola prize from the Prudenci Bertrana Foundation; El pistolerisme. Barcelona 1917-1923 (2009); El projecte d’autonomia de la Mancomunitat de Catalunya del 1919 i el seu context històric (2010); Els Estudis Universitaris Catalans, 1903-1985. Per una Universitat Catalana (2011); Puig i Cadafalch, president de Catalunya i la seva època (2013) and finally Vuit feministes catalanes entre 1889 i 1977 (2015). Albert Balcells is the editor-in-chief of the Catalan Historical Review. He is also the editor and one of the writers for the most recent Historia de Cataluña published in Spanish in Madrid in 2006. Downloads PDF Issue No. 8 (2015): Catalan Historical Review Section English Version License Submission of a manuscript to Catalan Historical Review implies: that the work described has not been published before, including publication on the World Wide Web (except in the form of an Abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that all coauthors have agreed to its publication. The corresponding author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material and will act on behalf of any and all co-authors regarding the editorial review and publication processes.If an article is accepted for publication in Catalan Historical Review, the authors (or other copyright holder) must transfer to the journal the copyright, which covers the right —not exclusive— to reproduce and distribute the article including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature. Nevertheless, all articles in Catalan Historical Review will be available on the internet to any reader at no cost. The journal allows users to freely download, copy, print, distribute, search, and link to the full text of any article, provided the authorship and source of the published article is cited. The copyright owner’s consent does not include copying for new works, or resale.In these cases, the specific written permission of Catalan Historical Review must first be obtained.Authors are requested to create a link to the published article on the journal’s website. The link must be accompanied by the following text: ‘‘The original publication is available on LINK at http://revistes.iec.cat/chr/. Please use the appropriate URL for the article in LINK. Articles disseminated via LINK are indexed, abstracted, and referenced by many abstracting and information services, bibliographic networks, subscription agencies, library networks, and consortia. ISSN: 2013-4088 (electronic edition); 2013-407X (print edition)
