Two socialists and their daughters (1890-1945)
Author(s): Sheyla Moroni
Abstract: Giovanni Zibordi and Camillo Prampolini were the most representative deputies of 'reformist' socialism in a city that symbolized the socialist movement and the Italian Socialist Party. Both were fathers of an only daughter: Pierina Prampolini (raised by her aunt) and Freja Zibordi (raised by her illiterate mother). Both were linked to a partner (Giovanni married while Camillo never married) and had a rather peculiar relationship with their daughters: after an inner journey (also linked to political militancy), Giovanni managed to accept and protect his daughter's homosexuality, who remained his fundamental political interlocutor, as well as his 'infiltrator' in his former constituency, when he had to flee his 'adopted city' due to a fascist attack; Prampolini also had an anomalous relationship with his daughter, whom he protected in place of her mother (who died prematurely), spoiling her and supporting her in the pursuit of the career she had undertaken but, at the same time, distancing her from the 'danger' posed by her political militancy, especially during the fascist regime but also in general. Although they held different positions in the public debate on the 'women's question' - Prampolini more radical, Zibordi more 'attentive' and cautious, especially on issues related to sexuality and the political role of women, even to the point of appearing paternalistic - they developed an extremely interesting relationship with their daughters that may perhaps even appear to be opposed to their considerations expressed in the public debate. This attitude is typical of many socialists (revolutionary and otherwise) at a time when women could not vote but could have a particular influence in the cultural and political debate until the advent of Fascism. Suffice it to say that the real leader of the Italian Socialist Party was Anna Kuliscioff, the life companion of leader Filippo Turati but not elected or eligible for Parliament. It is not without interest in post-1945 Italian history that, after the regime's fall, Freja was one of the founders of the then Democratic and Pro-Atlantic Socialist Party, a minority in Italy but consistent with her father's political line.
DOI: 10.22271/27069109.2024.v6.i2e.333Pages: 327-331 | Views: 84 | Downloads: 33Download Full Article: Click Here
