Università Roma Tre

The course reconstructs the intellectual and historiographical path that led to the introduction of the category of gender, during the 1980s, profoundly marking the path taken by women's history for a decade already. The analysis of the role attributed to the category of gender in modern societies makes it possible to grasp gender differences and relations as structural elements of contemporary societies. The course analyzes the problem of unequal treatment of women, raising multiple questions related to the gender gap such as women's suffrage, women's wage labor and women's education. Prominent in the course is the role played by women's organizations and the feminist movement in boosting women's political and civil rights and improving their position in society and the labour world.

Paola Stelliferi, Stefania Voli ( a cura di), Anni di rivolta. Nuovi sguardi sui femminismi degli anni Settanta e Ottanta, Viella, Roma, 2023.
Liliosa Azara, Un nuovo Corpo dello Stato. La polizia femminile in Italia (1961-1981), Viella, Roma, 2023.