Arezzo nella Grande guerra: donne e fronte interno

Abstract

During the World War I, in Arezzo, as well as in other Italian cities, was established a Committee which had to provide for all the citizenry’s needs originated from the state of war. Many women joined the Comitato di Provvidenza Civile and under the noblewoman Bice Ferrari’s direction, they organized several women’s sections that performed all sort of activities: from the care for orphans and refugees to the tailoring of wool clothes to be sent to soldiers, from the gathering of funds to health care. The author examines the numerous initiatives realized by the women’s organization, highlighting the importance that women and women’s committees had in the mobilization of home front.