Women and Gender in Post-Unification Italy: Between Private and Public Spheres - Paperback

by Pierpaolo Antonello (Other), Robert S. C. Gordon (Other), Katharine Mitchell (Editor)

In the nineteenth century a woman's place was considered to be in the home. During the Risorgimento and the years following the Unification of Italy in 1861, economic, political and social changes enabled women to engage in pursuits that had previously been the exclusive domain of men. This book traces this shift in cultural perception.

Author Biography

Katharine Mitchell is Lecturer in Italian at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Helena Sanson is Senior Lecturer in Italian at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Clare College.