Concepcion Arenal

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Concepcion Arenal is a very important woman for journalism and also for being one of the first women to graduate from law school. One of the challenges she faced was she wasn’t allowed to actually go to school as a woman, but they allowed her to if she dressed up like a man and also sat in a separate area from the men. Concepcion also worked as a prison inspector and worked towards improving the conditions of prisons and advocating for the prisoners, especially the women prisoners. I think that Concepcion is a very inspirational woman and I’m glad I’ve gotten to learn about her. She reminds me a lot of Mulan who is my favorite Disney princess, I think it’s just because they both dress as men in order to do what they want and not just do what a man tells them to do! 

Concepcion Arenal contributed the most towards improving the conditions of prisons for women and she wanted them to have access to education. She was an inspector of prisons but got kicked out of the position once she was telling the women in there the types of problems they should be fixing and educating them on the rights they should have access to. She also wrote lots of journals and stories that called attention to some of the issues going on that could be changed. She also wrote a book about the reforms that should be done in prisons which helped create a lot of change. 


I think that she has been commemorated well, she has a big statue and I thought the area around it was very beautiful. It seemed to be a nice part of Madrid, even though we talked about how it’s not a very busy area so not as many people will see it, I still think it is a great tribute to her and it feels even more special. She also has a plaque on the big arena for Madrid where they have all their important games. It would be cool if there was something more personal to commemorate her like if they named a prison after her or something to that effect it might help people to understand her better and spark an interest in learning about her.


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