The Serious Unemployment Crisis in the Province of Ferrara [central Italy]: Women Preventing the Cavalry from Advancing against the Rioters
Clashes between people who are protesting against unemployment and the army
La grave crisi della disoccupazione in provincia di Ferrara: donne che impediscono alla cavalleria di avanzare contro i tumultuanti
Rome, Italy
State Library of Modern and Contemporary History
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4–13 May 1913
Achille Beltrame (1871, Arzignano (Vicenza)-1945, Milano)
Violent clashes in the province of Ferrara (Emilia Romagna, Italy) between people who protested against unemployment and the army. The women are in the front line, protecting their comrades from the attacks of the cavalry.
In 1913, an economic crisis hit Italy. Unemployment grew considerably and so did emigration. In 1913, Italian migration abroad reached its peak: 870.000 Italians migrate abroad. Social tensions and conflicts ran high.
Domenica del Corriere, 4–13 May 1913
Giulia Barrera "The Serious Unemployment Crisis in the Province of Ferrara [central Italy]: Women Preventing the Cavalry from Advancing against the Rioters" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;60;en
Prepared by: Giulia Barrera
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell
MWNF Working Number: IT1 060
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