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Title A female activist elite in Italy (1890-1920) : its international network and legacy / Elena Laurenzi, Manuela Mosca, editors
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland AG, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 253 pages)
Contents 1. The Political Philanthropy of the Female Elites -- Part I: A Womens Network in Early 20th Century Italy -- 2. Harriet Lathrop Dunham alias Etta de Viti de Marco -- 3. Alice Hallgarten Franchetti: A Woman Beyond Barriers -- 4. Cora Slocomb Savorgnan di Brazza. An Artisan of Peace and Social Justice -- Part II: From Generation to Generation: A Case Study -- 5. Harriet Luthrop Dunham and Carolina de Viti de Marco: Emancipation through Lacemaking -- 6. The Second Generation: The Transmission of the Philosophy of Work and Assistance -- 7. The Present-Day Heritage -- Part III: Arts, Politics and Transmission: Methodological and Historiographical Considerations -- 8. The Signs of Art -- 9. Female Biographies and Family History. An Approach to Social and Political History -- 10.A Feminine and Feminist Story of Transmission
Summary This book explores and traces the progressive activism and radical ideas of several elite women in Italy beginning in the early 20th century. It discusses the shared political culture that shaped the thinking and the activity of these women, mainly oriented towards political philanthropy and work, seen as the cornerstone of a comprehensive redefinition of gender relations. It also discusses the connections linking them to an international network of women involved in similar political actions and economic initiatives addressing womens' interests, as well as their legacy for the next generations. With essays from a range of scholars, this book provides an interdisciplinary framework for understanding these activists and deals with methodological and historiographical issues in reconstructing womens contribution to history. Elena Laurenzi is Professor of the History of Political Thought in the Department of History, University of Salento (Lecce, Italy) and Visiting Professor at the University of Barcelona (UB, Spain). Manuela Mosca is Full Professor of the History of Economic Thought in the Department of Economics, University of Salento (Lecce, Italy) and Visiting Professor at the University of Bologna (Italy)
Notes 1.The Political Philanthropy of the Female Elites.- Part I: A Women's Network in Early 20th Century Italy.- 2.Harriet Lathrop Dunham alias Etta de Viti de Marco.- 3.Alice Hallgarten Franchetti: A Woman Beyond Barriers.- 4.Cora Slocomb Savorgnan di BrazzĂ . An Artisan of Peace and Social Justice.- Part II: From Generation to Generation: A Case Study.- 5.Harriet Luthrop Dunham and Carolina de Viti de Marco: Emancipation through Lacemaking.- 6.The Second Generation: The Transmission of the Philosophy of Work and Assistance.- 7.The Present-Day Heritage.- Part III: Arts, Politics and Transmission: Methodological and Historiographical Considerations.- 8.The Signs of Art.- 9.Female Biographies and Family History. An Approach to Social and Political History.- 10.A Feminine and Feminist Story of Transmission
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 21, 2021)
Subject Women -- Political activity -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
Women political activists -- Italy -- History
Social movements -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
Politics and government
Social movements
Women political activists
Women -- Political activity
SUBJECT Italy -- Politics and government -- 1870- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069009
Subject Italy
Genre/Form History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Laurenzi, Elena, editor
Mosca, Manuela, editor
ISBN 3030871592
9783030871598