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Volere Votare

When women went to Vote.

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  • Documentary

Overview

Through the testimonies of some Italian women, the documentary evokes the day of 2 June 1946, when they were called upon to cast their vote for the first time. The battles conducted by Italian women in the years leading up to 1946 to demand recognition of the right to vote. The approval of the right to vote for women by the Italian Parliament on 1 February 1945, at the proposal of the Italian Communist Party Secretary Palmiro Togliatti and statesman and founder of the Christian Democratic Party De Gasperi. The role of the first 21 women elected to the Constituent Assembly on 2 June 1946, and their contribution to the writing of the Italian Constitution.

Keywords

  • partisan
  • constitution
  • war against fascism
  • social democracy
  • italian occupation
  • women's voting rights

Details

Status
Released
Release date
June 2, 2016
Original language
Italian
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
Italy
Production
Rai Teche
Director
Fedora Sasso
Producer
Sara Mariani
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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