Bio: Alicia Campos Massó Is an international fine artist, psychologist, art therapist, educator, teaching artist, and social entrepreneur, dedicated 100% to her art and teaching. Currently is an Adjunct Faculty at The University of Tampa, is a graduate student at the Institute of Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, runs 100 Women Artists in Art History Cultural Agency, and shows her artwork at Arts Xchange @Studio105 in St. Pete, Florida. Has presented her last paper in NeMLA Boston 2024, Marguerite Porete, religious writer and educator, and was the chair of Women Cultural Agents at Harvard Women Alumni Global Conference 2023. Shows her artwork in solo and group Art exhibitions in Spain, France, México, Japan, and the USA among other countries. Founded Happy Industries Art Studio, with his son Lázaro Vázquez, in 2011 in New York, inspired on the one hand, by his son’s artistic talents and art approaches, and on the other, by the growing demand for her artwork. Graduated with a BS in Psychology in México D.F. and specialized in Art Therapy from Endicott College. The main field of study: Trauma in childhood. Art and Healing. Continued studying psychology, trauma, suicidal behaviors, art for healing, and entrepreneurship at Harvard. Graduated with a Master in Educational Technologies at Harvard, with the thesis: Art in a Hispanic Community for Social Awareness in the Age of Technology. Has taught grammar, Art, literature, business, and human rights in Spanish at Harvard, UPenn and NYU, among other universities. Is an author/illustrator of bilingual Spanish/English children’s books. When Clotilde Dreams…, Lazaro and the Crocodile, Noah in the Neighborhood and Walking through the Moon’s Forest. Promotes women entrepreneurship, offers art workshops and participates in art and business related seminars as well as community oriented projects. Via her group Florida in Art, promotes Art and fine artists of all ages, with Art exhibitions yearly around. Cultural Art Projects: The Tarot Project and 100 Women Artists in Art History among others. Has private Art for Healing and Art as Therapy sessions. Is a former Guardian Ad Litem. Child Court Representation. Is a member of the National Association of Women Artists NAWA, Alumni Network for Harvard Women ANHW and College Art Association CAA. http://www.aliciacamposmasso.art
Abstract
In the Middle Ages, a feminine community, the Beguines, rose as cultural agents in a Europe dominated by the Church and the State. The Beguines were not nuns but mostly widows from the Crusades and single women. These women were religious and lived with compassion and dedication to those in need, driven by a motherly instinct. Discredited and accused of heresy by the persecutory eyes of the Inquisition, many Beguines faced execution, such as the mystical writer Marguerite Porete, for the teachings of her manuscript The Mirror of Simple Souls. The censored and forgotten Beguines’ mystical books, humanitarian work, and teachings have lately resurfaced.
Women Cultural Agents. The Beguines: Educators and Caring Mothers
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