Women's Work in Post-war Italy: An Oral and Filmic History

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This book investigates women's work in Italy between 1945 and 1965 using films, original oral history interviews, and archival sources. It focuses on three sectors: agriculture (rice weeders), fashion (seamstresses), and religious work (nuns) and compares women's own words with their representation in film. 20 b/w illus.