Between 1850 and 1930, almost 80,000 women from rural villages in Spain migrated across the perilous Pyrenees mountain range in search of work.
They were known as ‘The Swallows,’ and were vital to the thriving espadrille industries of southern France. Today, their granddaughters are retracing their footsteps in their memory.
Video by Nacho Larumbe
Commissioning Editor: Harriet Constable
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