Overview
- Uses case study analysis to illustrate the transmission of women’s progressive ideas
- Traces ideas and practice through the study of archival material
- Provides an account of an international network of female elites active in Europe, the USA, and South Africa
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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 women’s' 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 women’s contribution to history.Similar content being viewed by others
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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A Women’s Network in Early 20th Century Italy
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From Generation to Generation: A Case Study
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Arts, Politics and Transmission: Methodological and Historiographical Considerations
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
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).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Female Activist Elite in Italy (1890–1920)
Book Subtitle: Its International Network and Legacy
Editors: Elena Laurenzi, Manuela Mosca
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87159-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-87158-1Published: 02 December 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-87161-1Published: 03 December 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-87159-8Published: 30 November 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 253
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Labor Economics, Politics and Gender, Gender Studies, European Culture