Relazioni transatlantiche tra circoli repubblicani radicali durante l'era delle rivoluzioni: la centralità delle donne

  • Ribeiro Oliviera Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Keywords: vulnerabilità sociale, resilienza sociale, comunità, adattamento.

Abstract

I movimenti migratori tra le due sponde dell'Atlantico sono stati di grande rilevanza, sia per la loro quantità che per la loro eterogeneità, dal momento in cui questi territori sono entrati in contatto. Il flusso costante di persone, nonché di beni e idee in questo ambiente oceanico, fece sì che nella seconda metà del 18° secolo i circoli repubblicani inglese e americano rafforzassero i loro legami, con alcune donne come attiviste di rilievo. La scrittrice inglese Catharine Macaulay (1731-1791), oltre a scrivere degli eventi cruciali del momento, ha attraversato l'oceano con il desiderio di starle vicino e viverli in prima persona. D'altra parte, per interessi comuni, mantenne per più di vent'anni un intenso rapporto epistolare con la scrittrice americana Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814). Nonostante i limiti che trovavano in ambiti prevalentemente maschili, come la storia e la politica, il contributo di queste donne non si limitava al sostegno atteso, ma le loro preoccupazioni si riflettevano in alcuni importanti scritti per la causa repubblicana. Nonostante questo e paradossalmente, questi movimenti rivoluzionari non hanno portato cambiamenti significativi nella situazione e nei diritti delle donne.

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Published
2022-06-03
How to Cite
Ribeiro Oliviera. (2022). Relazioni transatlantiche tra circoli repubblicani radicali durante l’era delle rivoluzioni: la centralità delle donne. International Journal of Science and Society, 4(2), 174-188. https://doi.org/10.54783/ijsoc.v4i2.460