The great war in woman's experiences and writings

Abstract

In this issue we present again the subject by which, ten years ago, we started to publish our journal of Gender Studies La Camera Blu. At that time we chose a controversial subject for women's history and culture, that in many cases scarred women's movement, as well as the struggle for suffrage. While in 2006 our subject was war, in different historical contexts, this issue is dedicated to a particular war, WW1, a turning point in women's and men's history: the Great War of which we are celebrating the 100th anniversary. Women's experiences offer new perspectives that often differ from the  traditional history accounts; their writings point out  connections between individuals and community, public and private sphere, subjective memories and collective history.