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Match seller in a street in Barcelona

Date
1933
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Imatge fixa
Reference code
ANC1-1422-N-14
Link to the online document
Description

The image of a match seller in a Barcelona street in 1933 is a striking testimony of social precariousness in a time of great inequality. This everyday scene reflects the reality of many women who, excluded from the formal labor market, were forced to survive with informal and poorly paid jobs. The document highlights the lack of social protection and the vulnerability of certain groups in the urban context. It is also a silent denunciation of the social structures that perpetuate poverty. This image challenges us from the past and reminds us that the construction of a socially just Europe involves recognizing and combating the forms of exclusion that have marked our history.