The economic thought on women in post-unified Italy and the liberal conception of emancipation of women journalists (1861–1902)

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ID21604680
AuthorsClaudia Sunna (0000-0003-4645-8490, corresponding author), Rossella Bufano
Year2026
Volume33
Issue2
Pages263-284
Publication date2026-03-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of the History of Economic Thought (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0967-2567 • E-ISSN: 1469-5936
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09672567.2025.2491307
OpenAlexW4409731559
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

The representation of women in post-unified Italy, in society in general and in the economic sphere in particular, is the main topic of this contribution. Women liberal journalists, such as Beccari, Mozzoni and Maslova, proposed a “new” way of interpreting the theme of women’s economic role. They linked the issue of work participation to the request for equal political rights between men and women and discussed the economic categories used by economists to limit the presence of women in the labour market. Their contributions were aimed at questioning the model that assigned women to a predominantly domestic economic role

Economic history · Economic Thought · Economics · Emancipation · Liberalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · European Political History Analysis · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law

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