OscailtDeath of Pepita CarpenaThe Centre International de Recherche sur l'Anarchisme (CIRA) of Marseilles sadly announced the death of Pepita Carpena in Marseilles on 5th June 2005. Pepita Carpena was involved with the Mujeres Libres (Free Women) movement.2005-06-09T00:54:03+08:00Anarkismoanarkismoeditors@lists.riseup.nethttp://www.anarkismo.net/atomfullposts?story_id=672http://www.anarkismo.net/graphics/feedlogo.gifPepita Carpena - a bibliographical sketchhttp://www.anarkismo.net/article/672#comment6412005-06-09T00:54:03+08:00CIRAPepita Carpena (Josefa Carpena Amat) wrote her memoirs, "Toda una vida: vivencia...Pepita Carpena (Josefa Carpena Amat) wrote her memoirs, "Toda una vida: vivencias", in Castilian from April 1992 to June 1993. She translated the text into French under the title "Toute une vie : mémoires", which was distributed in photocopy form in 1998. In 2000, the text was published as a 72-page booklet by les Éditions du Monde libertaire and Alternative Libertaire (Brussels) as part of the Graine d'ananar series.
<p>
Pepita participated in two collective works. In "Mujeres libres: luchadoras libertarias" (published by the Fundación Anselmo Lorenzo, 1999, 191 pages), she provided two contributions: "Vivencias" (pp. 73-78) and "Solidaridad fraterna" (pp. 79-82). This book was translated into French under the title "Mujeres libres : des femmes libertaires en lutte" (published by Los-las Solidarios-solidarias, 2000, 329 pages). In the Acts of the Barcelona symposium, "Anarquisme: exposició internacional" (published by the Fundació d'estudis llibertaris i anarco-sindicalistes, 1994, 592 pages), she contributed to the debate on Feminism/post-feminism (pp. 340-377).
<p>
There were also two articles in CIRA Marseilles Buletins: "1886. 1936 et quelques autres anniversaires" (n° 26-27, 1986, 120 pages), "Les anarchistes espagnols dans la tourmente (1939-1945)" (n°29-30, 1989, 199 pages).
<p>
Pepita Carpena appeared in two films dedicated to the Spanish Revolution, "Un autre futur" by Richard Prost (1988-1997) and "De toda la vida" by Lisa Berger and Carol Mazer (1986). Her photo was also included in "Le petit voleur" by Érick Zonca (1999).
<p>
She also worked with the Spanish and French anarchist press: Cenit, CNT, Le Combat syndicaliste, Ideas-Orto, Solidaridad obrera.
<p><p>
translation by <a href="http:www.ainfos.ca">ainfos</a>