Mar 10, 2020 14:15
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Spanish term

carta de ciudadanía

Spanish to English Law/Patents Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
In this context, an introduction to a catalogue for a show of Argentine women artists from 1890-1950, it does not seem to refer to "letter of citizenship," that is, a request for citizenship:


El momento actual, en que la cuestión de género ha cobrado carta de ciudadanía, exige la reflexión, la toma de conciencia y la problematización del rol de la mujer en la historia del arte argentino.

Something like "a concern central to Argentines as citizens"??

Thanks

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Spanish term (edited): cobrar carta de ciudadanía
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become a central issue

Or "is in the spotlight", or "on everyone's lips", or anything like that.

This appears to be a variation on "cobrar carta de naturaleza", nicely explained here as follows. I hope you'll excuse my giving a reference for a different term!

Técnicamente, es un término jurídico:
cobrar carta de naturaleza. 1. f. Der. Concesión discrecional a un extranjero de la nacionalidad de un país sin necesidad de requisitos determinados (RAE)

Pero se utiliza también de modo más general (recogiendo esa misma idea) para decir que algo se ha consolidado, o ha adquirido una legitimidad y una seriedad de la que antes carecía. Puede ser sinónimo de contar con la aprobación general, de abrirse paso y hacerse con un lugar en al ámbito del que se está hablando.

Por ejemplo: 'Hace 50 años apenas existían los estudios de periodismo, pero hoy han cobrado carta de naturaleza y puede estudiarse esta carrera prácticamente en cualquier universidad'.

http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/cobrar-carta-de-natur...
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engage society as a whole

Another option.

A similar example I found:
Información Periodística Especializada - Tema 3 - Rafael ...www.docsity.com › ... ›
Apr 26, 2019 - ... así como gráfico o dominical, el fenómeno comenzará a cobrar carta de naturaleza ciudadana y atraerá la atención de los políticos.
Example sentence:

This debate must engage society as a whole, not just governments.

Only by recognising and giving airtime to our different perspectives as men and women will we ensure that we engage society as a whole.

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is a main (or central) issue

A mi entender, el texto marca que la ¨cuestión de género¨ a pasado a ser un tema muy importante , en este momento
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cause célèbre

I think this is the right register (gender issue has become a cause célèbre).

Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectivesbooks.google.es › books
Laura L. O'Toole, ‎Jessica R. Schiffman - 1997 - ‎Social Science
In every country ... Some have become causes célèbres and are subsequently released. Others ..."

"A cause célèbre is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning, and heated public debate. The term is a French phrase in common usage in English, and is not normally italicized despite its French origin."
Example sentence:

Violence has become a cause célèbre for many feminist advocates...

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