Carme Alborch Pitarch (1947-2018)
‘Feminism should be declared a heritage of humanity’
Carme Alborch
Carme Alborch Pitarch (1947-2018) was a relevant woman in the Spanish social and political scene. Professor of Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Valencia, of which she was Dean. Director General of Culture of the Generalitat Valenciana and director of the Valencian Institute of Modern Art (IVAM); Minister of Culture between 1993 and 1996; President of the Commission for the Control of Spanish Television in the Congress of Deputies; President of the Joint Commission on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities and spokesperson for the Socialist Municipal Group in the Valencia City Council. Author of numerous articles on culture, politics and feminism, and of three texts of feminist inspiration: Solas. Gozos y sombras de una manera de vivir (1999), Malas. Rivalidad y complicidad entre mujeres (2002) and Libres. Ciudadanas del mundo (2004), with which she achieved extraordinary success.
Donation details
Carme Alborch's donation is made up of around 2.300 books where feminist themes predominate. We also find a wide collection of art catalogues, as well as opera programmes and librettos. Many of the books that make up the donation are dedicated by personalities from the cultural or political spheres, both nationally and internationally. The work that Carme Alborch did in defence of women's rights is also reflected in the drawings, poems and writings that the authors did by hand on the first pages of the books in this donation.
The documents, which are restricted to users, are identified with the following signatures:
- S D-CAL currens number
To consult and/or borrow the documents, you must ask for them at the loan desk.
Consult the Trobes catalogue
