On the 9^th of April, the conference ‘Moviment obrer i fonts orals. De la República al primer franquisme’ inaugurates the series with David Ginard, Senior Lecturer of Contemporary History of the Universitat de les Illes Balears. The ceremony will be presented by Ana Aguado, professor of Contemporary History and codirector of the Democratic History and Memory Club.

‘Franquisme i repressió contra les dones: últims estudis i estat de la qüestió’ is the title of the second debate that will take place on the 8^th of May. The conference will be organised by Ángeles Egido, professor of Contemporary History at the UNED, and presented by Francisco Javier Navarro, Senior Lecturer of Contemporary History at the Universitat de València and director of the Inter-university Chair of Democratic Memory of the Generalitat Valenciana.

Finally, on the 14^th of May, Aurora Morcillo, professor of History at the Florida International University (FIU), will talk about ‘Ser dona en temps de Franco’; Marc Baldó, also a professor of Contemporary History and codirector of Aula d’Història, will present the event.

The Office of the Vice-Principal for Culture and Sports and the Contemporary History Department of the Universitat de València have been in charge of the creation of the History and Democratic Memory Room. The purpose of this initiative is to draw attention to activities related to history and democratic memory from the educational field to society.