La buena esposa

Alcalá de Henares, 17th century. Francisca de Pedraza lived in a time when mistreatment and cruelty were part of the sacrament of marriage and when the main feminine virtues were modesty, obedience and silence. She decided to raise her voice. After spending her childhood in a convent for orphan girls, the news that a man had asked for her hand and she could become a young wife and mother was a joy. However, shortly after the wedding, Francisca's husband revealed himself to be a violent monster with whom he had two children despite bringing her to the brink of death on several occasions. Only her intelligence and her support from other women of hers will be able to save her and her children from a fate of cruelty. The renowned historical novelist Olalla García tells us about the life and battle of a woman who managed to cross the borders and conventions of her time to achieve freedom. Today, her painful and moving epic is considered the first reference in the fight against gender violence in our country.