50th Anniversary of Catalan Women's Conferences Commemorated in Barcelona

The event, organized by the Institut Català de les Dones, will take place on October 16th at the University of Barcelona with panel discussions and an exhibition.

Interior of the University of Barcelona's Paranimf hall with historical architecture.
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Interior of the University of Barcelona's Paranimf hall with historical architecture.

The Institut Català de les Dones is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the First Catalan Women's Conferences on October 16th in Barcelona, with an event held at the Paranimf of the Historical Building of the University of Barcelona.

The event, scheduled from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, will include an institutional welcome by the Minister of Equality and Feminism, Eva Menor Cantador. The commemoration's commissioner, Carmen Domingo Soriano, and emerita professor of Contemporary History at the University of Barcelona, Mary Nash Baldwin, will also participate.
During the event, several panel discussions will be held with participants from the 1976 Catalan Women's Conferences. The closing remarks will be delivered by the president of the Institut Català de les Dones, Sònia Guerra López.
Additionally, an itinerant exhibition titled Women and Political Participation in Catalonia 1965-1982, and a showcase of the book Resonances of 1976: The Voice of Women Today, both created as part of this commemoration, will be available for visitors.
Registration for the event can be completed via a link provided by the organizers, with confirmation sent via email.
Based on information from the official source: Ajuntament del Prat de Llobregat (12/10/2026)