Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Orginal Publication Date
1986
Journal Title
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
Volume
9
Issue
ees/vol9/iss1
First Page
27
Last Page
36
Abstract
In the last twenty years there have been a number of historical and sociocultural studies of Italian Americans. Few, however, have seriously addressed the female experience in the Italian American culture.[1] Indeed, Italian American literature is so deeply immersed in a masculinist view of the Italian American culture that a female corrective to this asymmetry is not enough. Upon critically reviewing the literature, the necessity for a feminist perspective becomes obvious. Consequently, the purpose of this article is two-fold: 1 ) to expose some of the mythology which surrounds the image of Italian American women; and 2) to suggest a feminist framework within which future studies of Italian American women may take place.
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Copyright, ©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1986