On November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is celebrated, a timely occasion to talk about this topic represented in art, a useful expression as a visual testimony in this regard. First, we will talk in general about the origin of this social scourge that hurts the dignity or the dignified being of women, a situation that has suffered from remote times to the present day. Curiously, some anthropologists who have studied the development and way of life of prehistoric humanity, before agriculture and livestock were consolidated, have agreed that this society was more egalitarian than future ones, about the distribution of tasks between men and women. These scholars have confirmed that at the time of nomadism there were no exclusive activities for men and others for women, since they, despite taking care of their children, also participated in hunting, fishing, cultivation and the creation of handmade products; however, it cannot be completely ruled out that there was no violence against women at that time.




