Towards a feminist education!

Abstract

Feminists always propound genealogy when seeking to recognize women who have made contributions in all social and cultural spheres. In this paper, our aim is to highlight the experiences of women who have striven to develop co-education and the feminist demands on education in Catalonia, coming to influence current social demands. The teachers who upheld progressive pedagogies in their practice within the framework of the Modern School in the late 19th and early 20th centuries should be recalled. It is necessary to assess the schools of the Spanish Republic as mixed schools and to highlight the fact that, from 1976 onwards, feminism set off to overcome the segregated schools of the Francoist National Catholicism system. Over time, coeducation experiences and good practices emerged from different areas of intervention and at different educational levels. The current legislation proposing coeducation as a preventive measure in situations of violence and discrimination, and its limitations, should also be kept in mind. In short, considering their commitment to social renewal and the hope that they offer for the future, feminist pedagogies should be strengthened.