Cien años del Lyceum Club Femenino, precursor de la igualdad en España
Oct 3, 2026 · 54m
Summary
El Ojo Crítico celebra el centenario del Liceum Club Femenino de Madrid (1926), con Tania Bayó, comisaria de la exposición en la Fundación Ortega Marañón, repasando su legado feminista y social. El programa también rinde homenaje al fallecido cineasta y escritor Gonzalo Suárez, analizando su obra inclasificable con Javier Hernández. Finalmente, Carla Serrano explora la historia del bordado y su relación con la construcción cultural de la feminidad.
Topics discussed
Intro: Women's access to education and the Liceum Club
Overview of the Liceum Club and its notable members
The club's end, exile, and the current centenary exhibition
Tania Bayó on the research process and member identification
The seizure of the club by Falange and the Círculo Medina
The club's feminist and social justice mission
Legal barriers and the fight for women's citizenship
Social projects: Casa de los Niños and childcare
The Committee for the Blind and Braille literacy
Key figures: María de Maeztu and other intellectuals
Recovering the census of approximately 700 members
Presidents of the club and their leadership
Conservative criticism and attacks on the club
The Church's stance and Catholic members
Socioeconomic background: Elite vs. professional women
Exhibition details and centenary programming
Tribute to the late filmmaker Gonzalo Suárez
Suárez's literary work and postmodern innovation
Suárez's philosophy on fiction vs. reality
Analysis of 'Remando al Viento' and casting Hugh Grant
Suárez's international influences and French education
Suárez's unique filmography and talent for actors
Personal memories and Suárez's 2026 Goya speech
Art history: The division between art and craft
Guild restrictions and the gendering of embroidery
Cultural construction of femininity and domesticity
Russian vanguard artists and textile innovation
Natalia Goncharova and the rise of industrial design
Dada Berlin and the elevation of humble materials
Future episode on Bauhaus and women in textiles
Closing credits and farewell
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