Catholic Women's Movements in Liberal and Fascist Italy
Nonfiction, History, Italy, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | H. Dawes | ISBN: | 9781137406347 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | June 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | H. Dawes |
| ISBN: | 9781137406347 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | June 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
