Catholic Women''s Movements in Liberal and Fascist Italy

In the early 1900s the Catholic Church appealed, for the first time in its history, directly to women to reassert its religious, political and social relevance in Italian society. This book examines how the highly successful conservative Catholic women's movements that followed, and how they mobilized women against secular feminism.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Italian State, the Catholic Church and Women 2. The Cultural, Political and Ideological Context of femminismo cristiano 3. Femminismo cristiano 4. The Radicalization of femminismo cristiano in Elisa Salerno 5. The Conservative Catholic Women's Movements Conclusion

About the author

Helena Dawes is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. Her research interests lie in Italian history, particularly women and fascism.

Product details

• Authors: H Dawes, H. Dawes, Helena Dawes
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.06.2014
• EAN: 9781137406330
• ISBN: 978-1-137-40633-0
• No. of pages: 291
• Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements; Palgrave Studies in the Histor; Palgrave Studies in the Histor; Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; B, Gender Studies, History, Sociology of Religion, Sociology, Social History, Social & cultural history, Religious issues & debates, Gender studies, gender groups, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, Religion and sociology, History of Italy, Italy—History, Religion and Society, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, Religion and Gender, Gender identity—Religious aspects, fascism;history;women