The lecture, titled "Jornades catalanes de la dona 1976: fita fundacional del feminisme de la Transició" (Catalan Women's Congress 1976: Foundational Milestone of Feminism in the Transition), took place in the Saló de Cent of Barcelona City Hall, coinciding with the celebration of the National Day of Catalonia. Nash, professor emerita of Contemporary History at the University of Barcelona, stressed the disruptive and foundational nature of those congresses for democratic construction in Catalonia.
The First Catalan Women's Congress, held from May 27 to 30, 1976, at the Paranimf of the University of Barcelona, brought together over 4,000 women. This initiative was key to structuring the feminist movement in Catalonia and became a benchmark nationwide, marking a turning point in the consideration of women's rights as a democratic pillar.
The intellectual career of Mary Nash, born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1947 and a resident of Catalonia since the late sixties, has been fundamental in promoting the study of women's history and feminism in Spain. Her work redefined contemporary historiography by systematically introducing the gender perspective into universities.
