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Basque Fact of the Week, History

Basque Fact of the Week: Rights of Women in 1500s Bizkaia

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The New Fueros of Bizkaia were approved in 1526 – 500 years ago this year. These fueros codified the customs and practices of the people of Bizkaia – it didn’t establish any new laws per se, but formalized those that already existed. Elixabete Piñol Olaeta looked back at how specifically women were mentioned in those […]

Fighting Basques

Fighting Basques: Colonel María Rementeria Llona and the Women at War Together With the US

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This article originally appeared in Spanish at El Diario. You can find all of the English versions of the Fighting Basques series here. The struggle of women for equal participation in American society – from the right to vote, achieved in 1920, and women advancing in equality with men in terms rights and responsibilities derived […]