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Rivolta Femminile
The Rivolta Femminile ("Women's Revolt") refers to: the first female-only feminist group, created in Rome in 1970 with a meeting between Carla Lonzi, Carla Accardi, and Elvira Banotti; the manifesto they developed, which appeared on the walls of Rome in July 1970, is "The Manifesto of Female Revolt"; the "Women's Revolt" publishing house, founded in 1970 in Milan by Carla Lonzi, through it the writings of the group were published. The group The creation of one of the first Italian feminist groups came from a meeting in Rome with Carla Lonzi, Carla Accardi and Elvira Banotti. They found that they were in full harmony with the feminist movement which was developing again with peculiar characteristics in many different countries. In the spring of 1970 their continuous intellectual exchanges led to the formation of the group of Female Revolt sanctioned by the publication, in July of the same year, of the Manifesto of Female Revolt. The group represented an avant-garde because it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Lonzi
Carla Lonzi (Florence, 6 March 1931 – Milan, 2 August 1982) was an Italian art critic and feminist activist, who is best known as the cofounder of '' Rivolta Femminile'' (Feminine Revolt), an Italian feminist collective formed in 1970. Lonzi's most significant works include ''Autoritratto'' ("Self-Portrait", 1969); "Writings on Art" (1970); ''Manifesto di Rivolta femminile'' ("Manifesto of the Feminine Revolt", 1970); ''Sputiamo su Hegel, La donna clitoridea e la donna vaginale e altri scritti'' ("Let’s Spit on Hegel, The Clitoridian Woman and the Vaginal Woman, and Other Writings", 1974); and "Diary of a Feminist" (1977). Personal life Carla Lonzi was born in Florence, Italy, on 6 March 1931 to a middle-class family. Her father owned a small industrial company and her mother dedicated her life to the nurture and education of Lonzi and her four siblings. Her sister Marta Lonzi (1938-2008), an architect, was also a feminist activist. In her early twenties, Lonzi became g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |