The buried and battered memory of ‘Las sinsombrero’ emerges

Tribute to Luis Cernuda at the Lyceum Club, with the presence of Rosa Chacel, Ernestina de Champourcín, and Concha Albornoz. / Student’s residence

An exhibition rescues from an unjust oblivion the women who enriched the Silver Age of Spanish culture

A century ago not covering your head with a hat was a sign of rebellion. And a handful of women, mostly intellectuals and artists, clung to him to symbolize his desire for freedom and independence. Flagged by the painter Maruja Mallo, they were soon baptized as ‘Las sinsombrero’. A heterogeneous group whose buried and m

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