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#WomensWednesday – nº 4: 15th of September 2025 – Catholic, Committed, Internationalist: The Legacy of Florentine Steenberghe-Engeringh (1875–1952) in the Netherlands and Beyond
Read more: #WomensWednesday – nº 4: 15th of September 2025 – Catholic, Committed, Internationalist: The Legacy of Florentine Steenberghe-Engeringh (1875–1952) in the Netherlands and BeyondBorn in Utrecht on April 10, 1875, Petronille Aimée Florentine Engeringh, better known as Florentine Steenberghe-Engeringh, was a pioneering figure in Dutch Catholic social and women’s organizations. Raised in an upper-bourgeois family, she received her education from the Sacred Heart nuns…
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SFM- NYALA KARLA NAUWELAERS Y CLARE STAINTHORP – «The feminization thesis under scrutiny: the case of the freethinking women of Ghent (late 19th – early 20th century)» (30 SEPTIEMBRE, 2025)
Read more: SFM- NYALA KARLA NAUWELAERS Y CLARE STAINTHORP – «The feminization thesis under scrutiny: the case of the freethinking women of Ghent (late 19th – early 20th century)» (30 SEPTIEMBRE, 2025)El martes 30 de septiembre a las 18:00 h. (hora peninsular) se celebrará una nueva sesión del Seminario Feliciano Montero de Historia Religiosa Contemporánea en la que debatiremos el documento de trabajo titulado: “The feminization thesis under scrutiny: the case of the freethinking…
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#WomensWednesday – nº 3: 10th of September 2025. The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO). A Century of Catholic Women’s Global Leadership*
Read more: #WomensWednesday – nº 3: 10th of September 2025. The World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO). A Century of Catholic Women’s Global Leadership*Founded in 1910 as the International Union of Catholic Women’s Leagues, WUCWO emerged in response to growing anticlericalism and secularization in Europe**. Its mission was to promote Catholic social action and values, and to defend religious freedom. The organization became…
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International Day of Women in Diplomacy and International Relations
Read more: International Day of Women in Diplomacy and International Relations🎙️ On the International Day of Women in Diplomacy and International Relations, TheoFem project wishes honour the legacy and ongoing contributions of women who have shaped global governance, peacebuilding, and dialogue —often behind the scenes and beyond official titles. We pay…
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Rewriting the Canon: Why We Need a Genealogy of Women’s Catholic Thought Today
Read more: Rewriting the Canon: Why We Need a Genealogy of Women’s Catholic Thought TodayIn July 2024, the Vatican announced that its doctrinal office would prepare a document on women in leadership roles within the Catholic Church, marking a significant step toward acknowledging their participation in ecclesiastical life. While Pope Francis has reaffirmed the…
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Women’s Wednesday: Launching the Digital Archive of Lay Women
Read more: Women’s Wednesday: Launching the Digital Archive of Lay WomenTo celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day, TheoFem is launching a new initiative: Women’s Wednesday, a biweekly publication forming part of the Digital Archive of Lay Women. This space aims to bring visibility to the lives, legacies, and contributions of…
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Presentation at the Ruusbroec Institute
Read more: Presentation at the Ruusbroec InstituteDr. Natalia Núñez Bargueño, as part of her Marie Skłodowska-Curie project TheoFem, will present new reflections on Catholic laywomen’s international organizations during the early Cold War and Decolonization era (1945–1962). This presentation will take place on Friday, January 21st (16h-18h) at…
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Seminario KADOC: Las organizaciones internacionales de mujeres católicas en la posguerra y la era de la descolonización
Read more: Seminario KADOC: Las organizaciones internacionales de mujeres católicas en la posguerra y la era de la descolonizaciónEl próximo 13 de febrero de 2025, Natalia Núñez Bargueño (KU Leuven) presentará en el seminario KADOC los resultados preliminares de su estancia de investigación en archivos romanos. Su conferencia, enmarcada en su proyecto de investigación MSCATheoFem, analizará desde una…
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Three months of research at the French School in Rome
Read more: Three months of research at the French School in RomeDr. Núñez Bargueño begins a 3 month visiting research stay at the Ecole Française de Rome, where among other things she will advance research in the Roman archives.
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Project presentation at the seminar hosted by KU Leuven’s Research Unit for the History of Church and Theology.
Read more: Project presentation at the seminar hosted by KU Leuven’s Research Unit for the History of Church and Theology.On October 18, 2024, I presented TheoFem at the seminar hosted by KU Leuven’s Research Unit for the History of Church and Theology. This provided an excellent opportunity to engage in a fruitful dialogue with scholars from diverse specializations within…
