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The presence of women in the bullring was banned in Spain until 1975, when the country's political transition to democracy recognized equal rights for women in every aspect of society. After centuries of brave and relentless crusading, women have managed to make in-roads into this male domain. The story of """"Women and the Bullring"""" is one of daring and determined women who overcome countless obstacles and sexist barriers to realize a unique dream - that of becoming a """"matadora de toros"""". The volume chronicles the struggle of women to become matadors - not only Spanish and Latin American women but also American, French and British - from the 17th century to the present day. The book includes women who have attempted to make in-roads into the bullfighting world as bull breeders, journalists, photographers, managers, artists and impresarios, as well as a section devoted to the wives and mothers of some of the most prominent male toreros.

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""Muriel Feiner's Women and the Builring is a ground-breaking work - a feminist treatise sprung from one of the last bastions of male dominance and chauvinism."" - Allen Josephs, University of West Florida, author of Ritual and Sacrifice in the Corrida: The Saga of Cesar Rincon

Muriel Feiner's Women and the Builring is a ground-breaking work - a feminist treatise sprung from one of the last bastions of male dominance and chauvinism. - Allen Josephs, University of West Florida, author of Ritual and Sacrifice in the Corrida: The Saga of Cesar Rincon

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Muriel Feiner is a freelance editor, writer, and translator living in Madrid. She is the author of Los Protagonistas de la Fiesta I: El toro, el torero y su entorno, Los Protagonistas de la Fiesta II: La plaza, el ruedo y el tendido, and La Mujer en el mundo del toro, which won the Antonio Diaz Canabate prize in 1995

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