Jewish Women in the Early Italian Womens Movement, 18611945

Focusing on the unique experiences of Italian-Jewish women, this comprehensive study explores their involvement in the Italian women's movement from Liberal Italy through the Fascist era, culminating in 1945. Utilizing a variety of sources, it reveals the complexities of emancipation, highlighting the dual challenges of participation and exclusion. The narrative challenges the notion that the 1938 racial laws abruptly ended integration, instead framing them as the peak of a longer struggle marked by social marginalization and persecution, particularly affecting Jewish women's rights and lives.