Mujeres rurales y capacitación profesional en el franquismo a través de la prensa femenina (1939-1959)

The aim of this paper is to study non-formal education initiatives undertaken by
the Womens Section (SF) through womens press during Francoism, specifically the Y,
Medina, Teresa and Consigna magazines. The paper also analyses the reception of these
training activities in rural areas through the periodical press kept in the SFs archives
corresponding to a large part of Spain, focusing on the initiatives held by the Corps
of Female Public Health Disseminators in Rural Areas and Rural Instructors. Both
were directly responsible for the promotion and training of rural women regarding
housework, motherhood and farming activities. In particular, Rural Instructors
worked at Travelling Professorships, School Farms and Rural Households, which is
our scope of study.