Revolutionary Domesticity in the Italian Risorgimento Transnational Victorian Feminism, 1850-1890

"This book examines how a group of transnational British-Italian women affiliated with the exiled patriots of the Italian Left repurposed traditionally feminine activities, such as fundraising, gift-giving, maternity, and memory collection, to make a substantial contribution to Italian Unificat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Moore, Diana, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2021.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Italian and Italian American Studies,
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:"This book examines how a group of transnational British-Italian women affiliated with the exiled patriots of the Italian Left repurposed traditionally feminine activities, such as fundraising, gift-giving, maternity, and memory collection, to make a substantial contribution to Italian Unification and state-building. Through their actions, Mary Chambers, Sara Nathan, Giorgina Saffi, Julia Salis Schwabe, and Jessie White Mario transcended the boundaries of acceptable behavior for middle-class women and participated in the broader female emancipation movement. By drawing attention to their activities, this book reveals how nineteenth-century female activists achieved their most revolutionary goals by using conservative, domestic, or anti-Catholic language. Adding to the growing understanding of the Italian Risorgimento as a transnational phenomenon, it also shows how non-Catholic and non-Italian women participated in the creation and development of the Italian state. Finally, the book argues for the continuing importance of religion in both politics and philanthropy throughout the nineteenth century." Diana Moore is Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, USA.
Descripción Física:XV, 282 páginas
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783030755454