Women in Mussolinis Italy Flashcards
Who was Mussolini’s first wife ?
Rachele Mussolini
Why did he marry her twice ?
Once ina civil ceremony in 1915 and again in a church service to please Catholics in 1925
Who was his first mistress ?
Margherita Sarfatti
What did she work on ?
Popolo D’Italia
Which mistress did Mussolini die alongside ?
Clara Petacci
Which sympathies did she hold ?
She was pro Nazi
Which subjects could women not teach at university ?
History, Philosophy, Latin and Italian
Women actually rose at university from 6% to ?
15% by 1938
Women were encouraged to be athletic and sturdy, which led Salvemini to describe this project as…
the battle for fat
Women were encouraged to be athletic though Mussolini feared which consequence of women in sport ?
Lesbianism and infertility
‘women in the home’ was a project by which womens fascist group ?
Fasci Feminilli
Which voluntary activities were women encouraged to join ?
OND and ONMI work
Fasci Feminilli had how many members at its peak ?
700,000
In 1933 what % was placed on women in state employment ?
10%
which two areas of work did fascists accept womens role in ?
industry and agriculture
women with which educational background particularly struggled to find work ?
university educated
what % of agricultural workers were women ?
44%
what % of industrial workers were women ?
35%
the limit on women in the workplace was lifted in 1939 for which particular jobs ?
telephonists, typists, nurses
women did not have to pay back government loans if they produced how many children ?
4
families did not have to pay income tax if they had how many children ?
10
By 1940 what had births per 1000 dropped to
23.5
what had the total population risen to ?
46.9 million
what had deaths per 1000 dropped to
13.6
Which special day was introduced in 1933 ?
The annual day of mother and child
what did militia men have to do in the street ?
Salute pregnant women
There was a special tax for batchelors between which ages ?
35-50
Women with gold wedding rings were told to swap them for ?
tin rings
