Mothers of Invention: Women, Italian Fascism, and Culture

Mothers of Invention: Women, Italian Fascism, and Culture
ISBN-10
0816626502
ISBN-13
9780816626502
Series
Mothers of Invention
Category
Social Science
Pages
271
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
U of Minnesota Press
Author
Robin Pickering-Iazzi

Description

Somewhere between Mussolini's stereotypes of woman as domestic model or degenerate intellectual lies the reality of feminist experience under the Italian Fascist state. Eight essays by feminist and Italian scholars explore how women negotiated the Fascist ideology, and the issues of gender identity, social constructs, and the rhetoric of male virility. Specific attention is given to particular women who contributed to the arts, literature, and politics during the era, including: Anna Kuliscioff, Irene Brin, and Sibilla Aleramo. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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