Tag Archives: Benito Mussolini

Women and Fascism

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Art for Housewives

Fascism is on the rise. To better understand why, I feel the need to reflect on the fascism that led to WWII. Fascism is the belief that we are not all equal. That there are those who impose. Then there … Continue reading →

Posted in Conditions of Possibility, Fascist Italy, Rome/Italy | Tagged Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Brown v Board of Education, Doll Tests, fascism, Gino Boccasile, Italian Colonial Empire, Mamie Phipps Clark, propaganda, segregation, Victoria de Grazia, World War II | Leave a comment

Gadda’s Mess

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Art for Housewives

Part I It was George Santayana, Spanish philosopher, who wrote “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” And it looks like some of us missed out on a few history lessons. Especially those related to fascism. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Conditions of Possibility, Fascist Italy | Tagged Angela Barrucca, Bella Figura, Benito Mussolini, Carlo Emilio Gadda, Eros e Priapro, George Santayana, Lidia and Franca Cataldi, piazza Vittorio, That Awful Mess on the via Merulana, Vittorio Emanuele II, Vittorio Emanuele III | Leave a comment

A DIY Tour of Parioli

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Art for Housewives

It’s Palma‘s fault. Reading her biography (“La regina di quadri, vita e passioni di Palma Bucarelli” by Rachele Ferrario) made me wonder about the effects of Fascism on a woman’s image of herself and on the possibility of her ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Books, Fascist Italy, female consciousness | Tagged A Third Rome, Alba de Cespedes, Alberto Moravia, Alberto Savinio, Anna Garofalo, Benito Mussolini, Elsa Morante, Maria Bellonci, Massimo Bontempelli, Palma Bucarelli, Paola Masino, Parioli, Premio Strega, Rational Architecture, Titiana Maselli | 4 Comments

The Cold Case of Wilma Montesi

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Art for Housewives

It was the day before Easter of 1953 when fishermen found a young woman’s body on the beach of Torvaianica not far from Rome. Her face was in the sand and her shoes, stockings, garter belt, and skirt were missing. A … Continue reading →