Gender roles and emancipation
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Social changes included the introduction of women's suffrage and the emergence of the 'New Woman' who enjoyed greater employment opportunities and sexual freedom, although traditional patriarchal attitudes persisted.
Republicans offered women new freedoms, symbolised by the Mujeres Libres and female militia fighters, whereas Nationalists enforced traditional domestic roles via the Sección Femenina.
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