Mare i Xiquet (Mother and Child) Maternity / Paternity Gender and space Sexual/gender division of labor This scene of motherhood depicted by painter José Benlliure Ortiz takes us to the intimate world of the home, which has been the woman’s place throughout...
Tartane (Fishing Ship from El Cabanyal) Sexual/gender division of labor Fishing was a long-standing and demanding profession in Valencia, performed traditionally by men. Fishing was done as a team. Many hands were needed to raise the sails, guide the vessels out to...
Heroines Sexual /gender division of labory Gender and sexuality A group of Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul wait to board a train that will take them on a religious mission or to a field hospital, most likely in the Cuban War. Care of the wounded and infirm...
Frieze Gender roles Sexual/gender division of labor Gender and history Carved frieze with volutes, trefoils, acanthus leaves and bunches of fruit. What is interesting is that the bunches are not grapes, but dates. It would certainly not be outrageous to assume that...
Weaving machine Sexual division of labour Gender roles Gender and space The weaving machine on display in the foyer of the cultural centre was manufactured in 1940. This industrial tool forms part of a sector that is extremely important to Paiporta: textiles. Large in...
