A custom-made city. Social services and urban assets in the magazine and congresses of the Union of Italian Women (1960-64)

Authors

  • Cristina Renzoni Università IUAV di Venezia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/2281-4574/1602

Keywords:

Associazionismo femminile, Boom economico, Riviste, Servizi pubblici, Welfare urbano

Abstract

Since WWII women’s associations politically oriented played a fundamental role in shaping new forms of participation and new models of citizenship, where the gender demand represented the starting point for the request of civil rights for families, workers and individuals. The “women issue” overlapped in interesting ways with the “urban question”, mainly by the mean of the discourse on public services and urban facilities. This essay focuses on the Union of Italian women and on its dabates on the city within the years 1960-1964, dealing with several themes: housing and neighbourhoods, schools and leisure, public parks and planning standards.

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Published

2013-06-30