Board for the Protection of Women

The Board for the Protection of Women or Women's Protection Board was a public institution in Francoist Spain, established in 1941 under the Ministry of Justice. Infamous for its brutality, human rights violations, and involvement in baby abductions, the Board targeted girls and young women, confining them in reformatories as part of the broader Francoist repression. The institution survived Spain’s democratic Transition, only being fully dismantled well into the first government of Felipe Gonzá