The textile factory of brother's Ríos Seguí in Llíria (1929-1974): a space of women

Abstract

In 1929 in the town of Llíria (Valencia), the establishment of a textile factory transformed the life trajectory of hundreds of women, as well as the urban planning, demography and economy of the town.The factory remained open until 1974, it had a mixed workforce, although the majority of the work force fell on women, who were stressed between a world that was modernizing and that included them in contractual relations, endowing them with a certain autonomy and the society that set guidelines for conduct determined by gender roles. This article seeks to demonstrate and publicize the importance that the factory of the
Ríos Seguí brothers had for Valencian society in the 20th century.