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Anna Freixas
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Anna Freixas Farré
21 July 1946 Barcelona, Spain
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| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
| Occupation | Writer, professor |
| Employer | University of Córdoba |
| Awards | Meridiana Award (2009) |
Anna Freixas Farré (born July 21, 1946) is a Spanish writer and a retired university professor. She is known for her important work on how women experience aging. She also writes about feminism and education.
About Anna Freixas
Anna Freixas earned her PhD in psychology from the University of Barcelona. A PhD is a very high university degree. She studied how women see themselves as they get older for her main project, called a doctoral thesis.
In 1981, she started working at the University of Córdoba. There, she became a professor of psychology. She taught about how people grow and change throughout their lives.
Anna Freixas also started and led the Women's Studies Classroom. This was a special place to learn about women's lives and issues. Later, it became the Leonor de Guzmán Chair.
Her research has focused on several key areas. She studied how women age and how education can be fair for both boys and girls (coeducation). She also looked at how psychology research and teaching can include a gender perspective. This means looking at how things affect people differently based on their gender. She is seen as a pioneer in studying women's aging from a feminist point of view in Spain.
Her Books
Anna Freixas has written many books. Here are some of them:
- Mujer y envejecimiento. Aspectos psicosociales (La Caixa Foundation, 1993)
- (Ed.) Abuelas, madres, hijas: La transmisión sociocultural del arte de envejecer (ISBN: 8474267927, Icaria Editorial, 2005)
- Demà més: dones, vides i temps (Institut Català de les Dones, 2006)
- Nuestra menopausia: una versión no oficial (ISBN: 9788449319877, Paidós, 2007)
- Tan frescas. Las nuevas mujeres mayores del siglo XXI (ISBN: 9788449328664, Paidós, 2013)
- Sin reglas. Erótica y libertad femenina en la madurez (ISBN: 9788494740893, Capitán Swing, 2018)
- Yo, vieja. Apuntes de supervivencia para seres libres (Capitán Swing, 2021).
Awards and Honors
Anna Freixas has received several awards for her work:
- In 1993, her book Mujer y envejecimiento. Aspectos psicosociales won the Dr. Rogeli Duocastella Award. This award is for research in social sciences.
- In 1999, she received the 6th Carmen de Burgos Feminist Disclosure Award. This award recognizes work that helps share feminist ideas.
- In 2009, she received the Meridiana Award. This award is given by the Regional Government of Andalusia. It honors people and groups who work for equal rights for men and women.
- In 2019, she was given the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by Simón Bolívar University in Colombia. This is a special honor given by a university. She was the first woman to receive this recognition from that university.
- In 2021, she received the Friends of the Elders 2021 Award.
See also
In Spanish: Anna Freixas para niños
