Revolutionary Domesticity in the Italian Risorgimento

Transnational Victorian Feminism, 1850–1890

von Diana Moore

282 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

"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 bookargues for the continuing importance of religion in both politics and philanthropy throughout the nineteenth century."

• Reihe: Italian and Italian American Studies
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9783030755447
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2021
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing