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The Fire that Changed America

ALICE BONVICINI

One hundred years ago the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire killed 146 innocent workers and galvanized the conscience of an entire city

Women in the World Summit & Emma Bonino

Thusday March 10 marks the beginning of the second edition of the Women in the World Summit in New York, an event that gathers women worldwide committed to the fight against...

Italian Working-Class Women in the US at the Start of the 20th Century

Susannah Gold

A new book, "Living the Revolution: Italian Women's Resistance and Radicalism in New York City, 1880-1945," rescues from invisibility Italian working-class women's political...

Women's Rights: Where We Are and Where We Are Headed

Alice Bonvicini

The Italian Cultural Institute of New York held a symposium about women’s rights, equality, and empowerment. Participants included the Italian Minister for Equal Opportunity...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Between Past and Present

Benedetta Grasso

99 years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire many people gathered for a moving commemoration and a series of educational events to inspire everyone to create a safer and better...

Fabricating Women’s Histories

Laura E. Ruberto

Italy’s construction and memory of International Women’s Day.

Breastfeeding Breasts!

Laura E. Ruberto

In honor of my two young children and World Breastfeeding Month, a few thoughts on the work of women’s breasts.

Mujeres Migrantes Italianas

Laura E. Ruberto

An exhibit in Argentina highlights the role Italian immigrant women in Buenos Aires played in the development of Argentina’s past and present.

Pippa Bacca, performance artist, is murdered during "Brides on Tour"

Joey Skee

Italian performance artist Pippa Bacca, hitchhiking from Milan to Tel Aviv in a wedding dress as part of a performance piece promoting peace, was raped and killed in Turkey.

St. Joseph's Altar, Barese Style

Joey Skee

Celebrating St. Joseph in Brooklyn and some thoughts on lived religion.

Bread and Roses or “Mimose”?

Laura E. Ruberto

Where has over 100 years of honoring women gotten us?

Cinema Piemonte on the Streets of San Francisco

Laura E. Ruberto

"Riso amaro" is screening in San Francisco soon, leading me to post about one of my favorite films.

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