University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU


October 26th, 27th, and 28th 2022

Mitxelena Auditorium, Bizkaia Aretoa (Bilbao)

  • 15:00 Credentials
  • 15:30 Opening ceremony
  • 16:00 – 17:00 Opening Speech: Dr. Mª Isabel del Val (University of Valladolid) El imaginario colectivo versus la conciencia femenina en la Edad Media
  • 17:00 – 18:00 Plenary Session: Dr. Sheila Rowbotham (University of Manchester) Feminist consciousness/Feminist movements. Why, when and how do they arise? Presentation by Dr. Mary Vincent (The University of Sheffield)
  • 19:00 Reception of Congress in the Arab Lounge by the City of Bilbao
  • 9:00-10:30 Session 1: Feminists before the Feminist Movement Coordinated by: Dr. Laura Oliván and Dr. Mari Cruz de Carlos Guest speakers:
    • Dr. Coré Ferrer (Universitat Jaume I) (Ancient Rome) El lugar que os corresponde: mujeres y política en la antigua Roma
    • Dr. Angela Atienza (University of La Rioja) (Modern History) Explorar más caminos. Hacia una historia de la sororidad en la Edad Moderna (… y antes)
  • 10:30-11:00 Break
  • 11:00 to 12:30 Communication Sessions I and II
  • 12:30 to 13:30 Book presentation, Colección Mujeres, Historia y Feminismo Editorial Comares
  • 16:00 to 17:30 Communication Sessions I and II
  • 18:00 to 19:30 Communication Sessions I and II
  • 19:45 AEIHM Assembly
  • 22:00 AEIHM Dinner
  • 9:00-10:30 Session 2: Feminisms in the Age of Feminisms Coordinated by: Dr. Marta of Moral, Dr. Sofia Rodriguez, Dr. Ángela Cenarro Guest speakers:
    • Dr. Anne Cova (University of Lisbon) (Contemporary History) Transnational Women’s Activism in Southern Europe and Latin America (1888-1918)
    • Dr. Mercedes Arbaiza (University of the Basque Country/EHU) (Contemporary History) Nuevas paradojas del feminismo: revisitando el “feminismo de la segunda ola”
  • 10:30 – 11:00 Break
  • 11:00-12:45 Roundtable: Future Feminists and Post-Feminists Coordinated by: Dr. Nerea Aresti Guest speakers:
    • Justa Montero (militant of the Feminist Movement)
    • Dr. Karine Bergès (l’Université Paris Est Créteil (UPEC))
    • Dra. Sonia Reverter Bañón (Universitat Jaume I)
  • 12:45-13:00 Break
  • 13:00 – 13:30 Tribute to Clara Campoamor: Dr. Mary Nash (University of Barcelona).
  • 13:30 – 14:00 Closing ceremony
  • 15:00 – 16:00 Boat tour alongt he river of Bilbao and picnic

Scientific Committee


  • Dr. Miren Llona González (President of the AEIHM. University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU)
  • Dr. Marta Del Moral Vargas (Vicepresident of the AEIHM. Complutense University of Madrid)
  • Dr. María Cruz De Carlos Varona (Secretary of the AEIHM. Autonomous University of Madrid)
  • Dr. Laura Oliván Santaliestra (Treasurer of the AEIHM. University of Granada)
  • Dr. Ángela Cenarro Lagunas (Board member of the AEIHM. University of Zaragoza)
  • Dr. José Javier Díaz Freire (Board member of the AEIHM. University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU)
  • Dr. Sofía Rodríguez López (Board member of the AEIHM. Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
  • Dr. Nerea Aresti (University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU)
  • Dr. Mary Nash (University of Barcelona)
  • Dr. Dolores Ramos Palomo (University of Málaga)
  • Dra. Mary Vincent (The University of Sheffield)
  • Dr. Isabel Morant (University of Valencia)
  • Dr. Inmaculada Blasco (University of La Laguna)
  • Dr. Mercedes Yusta (l’Université Paris 8)
  • Dr. Pilar Pérez Fuentes (University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU)

Graphic design


  • Eduardo Hurtado

Technical secretariat


  • Carmen González Guerra (University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU)

Organising committee


Research Team Experiencia Moderna (University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU)

  • Miren Llona González
  • José Javier Díaz Freire 
  • Mercedes Arbaiza Villalonga
  • Nerea Aresti Esteban
  • Pilar Pérez-Fuentes Hernández
  • Aintzane Rincón Díez
  • Eider De Dios Fernández
  • Bakarne Altonaga Begoña
  • David Beorlegui Zarranz
  • Mónica García Fernández
  • Elia Blanco Rodríguez
  • Maialen Altuna Etxeberria
  • Laura Cruz Chamizo
  • Ariane Martínez Arretxabaleta
  • Aitor Sarasqueta Ormaza
  • Raúl Navarro Méndez
  • Eduardo Hurtado