La niña lectora

At the beginning of the 20th century, the city of A Coruña was a beacon of libertarian thought in Galicia. Athenaeums and neighborhood libraries were the gateway to the culture of the popular classes, worker solidarity flourished there and many people who had not been able to go to school learned to read. At that time, women workers in tobacco and match factories fought to improve their living conditions, both on the streets and in the workshops. The powerful symbol of this movement of struggle and hope is illustrated by the readers who, during the working day, read books aloud to their colleagues. This is the story of Nonó, the reading girl. Her father collects rags and other knickknacks in the dumps of A Coruña, at the beginning of the 20th century. Her mother works making matches and she is sick due to the unsanitary conditions in the factory. Thanks to the courage and imagination of her parents, Nonó manages to attend school and learns to read. From that moment on, she discovers that she can help her mother's companions, explaining her stories to them while they work, giving them hope and opening the door to culture.