Mothers of Invention

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Mothers of Invention is written by Robin Pickering-Iazzi and published by U of Minnesota Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0816626502 (ISBN 10) and 9780816626502 (ISBN 13).

Somewhere between Mussolini's stereotypes of woman as domestic model or degenerate intellectual lies the reality of feminist experience under the Italian Fascist state. Eight essays by feminist and Italian scholars explore how women negotiated the Fascist ideology, and the issues of gender identity, social constructs, and the rhetoric of male virility. Specific attention is given to particular women who contributed to the arts, literature, and politics during the era, including: Anna Kuliscioff, Irene Brin, and Sibilla Aleramo. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR