THE
WOMEN
EDIT

Fabulously dressed women protesting in support of a divorce law (1962)

“'Don't retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them.' —Anna Magnani”

5 Italian Women Directors Changing Modern Cinema

Mar 26

La Festa della Donna: Why Italy’s Women Get Mimosa Flowers on March 8th

Mar 26

Cummari: The Sicilian Word All Women Should Recognize

Aug 22

What It Means To Be a Woman in Italy, According to Its Female Writers

Jan 25

Finding Italy’s Feminist History at Milan’s Libreria Delle Donne

Sep 23

Women on Film: The History of Gender Equality in Italy, As Seen on the Silver Screen

Jan 25

The Women of Napoli Femminile Are Done Playing on the Sidelines

Jan 25

Through the Lens of Lisa Sorgini: The Toxic Taint on Motherhood in Tamburi, Puglia

Jan 25

Beyond Bars: Creativity as a Force for Reintegration at Giudecca’s All-Female Prison

Jan 25

From Cloister to Canvas: Plautilla Nelli and the Painter Nuns of Renaissance Florence

Jun 23

Luisa Casati Stampa, A Woman of Infinite Variety

Aug 25

The 5: Organizations Working to End Gender-Based Violence in Italy

Jan 25

Through the Lens of 11 Female Photographers: On Being a Woman in Front of and Behind the Camera

Jan 25

How Fascism Forced Us to Forget Italy’s First Female Director, Elvira Notari

Jan 23

Cooking an Island: The Women Who Feed Filicudi

Dec 25

Vagina Dialogues: Call Her By Her Name

Sep 23

Which Female Italian Icons Are You, According to Your Zodiac Sign?

Jan 25

I Spy a Sciura: Milan’s Original Street-Style Stars

Jan 24

The Italian Actresses’ Guide to Italy

Feb 23

When Are You Going To Have Children?

Jul 24

The Cheffes Stirring Change in Venice’s Kitchens

Oct 25

Is Mina’s Legacy More Radical Than We Think?

Feb 25

Women in Hospitality: The Awakening of the Italian Sisterhood

Jul 24

A New Generation of Italian Actresses

Jan 22

In Conversation: From Naples to the Paris Paralympics: Transgender Runner Valentina Petrillo on Vision, Transition, and Triumph

Jan 25

5 Recipes from Italian Grandmothers

Assisi Embroidery: An Ancient Art Born And Reborn By Female Hands

Dec 22

The Fontana Sisters: 1950s Hollywood’s Favorite Italian Couturiers

Sep 25

Meet the Nonnas Taking TikTok by Storm

Jul 24

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