Lola Iturbe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lola Iturbe

Spanish anarcho-syndicalist (1902–1990)

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1902

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1990

Profession: writer, trade unionist, anarcho-syndicalist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Lola (Dolores) Iturbe (Barcelona, 1 August 1902 – Gijón, 5 January 1990) was a prominent Spanish anarcho-syndicalist, trade unionist, activist, and journalist during the Second Spanish Republic, and a member of the French Resistance during the Battle of France.
Working as a maid since childhood, she was self-taught.
Iturbe was a member of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT).
In 1921 she was joined by the anarchist Juan Manuel Molina.
She was one of the founders of the anarcho-feminist movement, Mujeres Libres and of the Comité de Milicias Antifascistas during the Spanish Civil War.
She chronicled the war for Tierra y Libertad from the Aragón front.
At the end of the conflict, she was exiled to France with her companion, Juan Manuel Molina Mateo, or "Juanel", a former secretary-general of the Federación Anarquista Ibérica.
Together, they formed part of the French Resistance.