Centenario Lyceum Club Femenino

Exhibition at the Fundación Ortega-Marañón in Madrid that revives the figures of the women linked to the Lyceum Club Femenino on its centenary, with original documents, photographs and books.

The exhibition brings together the work of the women who, under the direction of María de Maeztu, shaped this institution in 1926 and whom the press of the day knew as the Modernas. Their contributions span painting, science, sport and thought, and the exhibition focuses on how their work contributed to the social, cultural and political modernisation of the country.

The route is organised into five sections: Pioneers, Our Club, The Members, Social Projects and Seizure, Legacy and Memory. It takes place in the same historic space where the institution was founded and examines its activity during the interwar period, as well as its disappearance after the Civil War. Among the materials on display are the Zubiaurre census, members' cards, correspondence, photographs and original volumes from its library, several of them unpublished.

The project is curated by Tània Balló, with scientific advice from Carmen de la Guardia Herrero, and is the result of collaboration between the Ministry of Culture, the Fundación Ortega-Marañón and various institutional and family archives. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn about the history of the women who championed civil rights in Spain, and to those who approach democratic memory through the archive and the document.