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Volere Votare

2016 · 30 min

A quiet, respectful documentary that lets older women's voices carry the weight of a hard-won civic milestone.

Directed by
Fedora Sasso
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Manuela Mandracchia
Tagline
When women went to Vote.
Overview
Through the testimonies of some Italian women, the documentary evokes the day of 2 June 1946, when they were called upon to cast their vote for the first time. The battles conducted by Italian women in the years leading up to 1946 to demand recognition of the right to vote. The approval of the right to vote for women by the Italian Parliament on 1 February 1945, at the proposal of the Italian Communist Party Secretary Palmiro Togliatti and statesman and founder of the Christian Democratic Party De Gasperi. The role of the first 21 women elected to the Constituent Assembly on 2 June 1946, and their contribution to the writing of the Italian Constitution.

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Directed by
Fedora Sasso
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Manuela Mandracchia
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    • gender
    • politics
    • justice
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    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Fedora Sasso
    Starring
    Manuela Mandracchia
    Runtime
    30 min
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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