A Feminist History of Rome
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A Feminist History of Rome

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Stop At: Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome Italy

As the great Virginia Woolf once said: “ For most of history, Anonymous was a Woman.” Well, we intend to rid ourselves of that anonymity and celebrate some of the great women from Rome and Italy’s past.

The first (as far as we are aware) Feminist tour of Rome will explore the role of women throughout Rome’s vast history.

Starting at the Campidoglio, we start our story of Rome with Rhea Silva (mother of Romulus and Remus), and Viginia Raggi (the current and first female mayor of Rome), before winding our way through the backstreets of Rome.


Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Roman Forum, Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186 Rome Italy

(OUTSIDE ONLY)

At one of Rome's most beautiful viewpoints, we look down into the Roman Forum and discuss the role of women in the Ancient Roman period.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Teatro di Marcello, Via Del Teatro De Marcello, Rome Italy

Dubbed the mini Colosseum, this beautiful theatre actually predates the more famous amphitheater. Built during the reign of Agustus it is one of Rome's most remarkable structures and the perfect place to discuss the 'Mother of the fatherland', the indomitable, Livia Drusilla.

Livia has been cast in many roles by the writers of history: treacherous, avaricious, power-hungry and even murdering. But through the line of her two sons, Tiberius and Drusus, she is literally the matriarch of the entire Julio-Claudian dynasty.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Roman Ghetto, Rome Italy

we head quickly through the streets of the Jewish ghetto, leading us to an indistinct building that once housed the powerful Cenci family.

The family has a history dating back as far as medieval ages and reached levels of infamy due to the devastating story of one of their daughters, Beatrice Cenci.

Her life was cut short at the mere age of 22, and she has become a symbol to the people of Rome of resistance against the powerful aristocracy.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Piazza Navona, 00186 Rome Italy

The square may be dominated by Gian Lorenzo Bernini's fountain of the four rivers, but if it had not been for the direct intervention of Donna Olimpia Maidalchini, the closest advisor of Pope Innocent X, known as “La Papessa”, the female pope, or, more derogatorily, “La Pimpaccia”, woman of sin.

We follow her rise and fall and the role of women in the Renaissance and Baroque Papal court.


Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Palazzo di Montecitorio - Sede della Camera dei Deputati, Piazza di Monte Citorio Piazza Montecitorio, 1, Rome Italy

winding our way through the backstreets of Rome. We will discuss key female figures of ancient Rome such as Octavia and Livia, before moving on to the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque city. We celebrate the lives of sisters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and prostitutes, bringing their emotions, passions, and narratives to life.

We will discuss the great Artemisia Gentileschi, born in Rome and the first women to be accepted the first woman to be accepted into the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence. Her works of art became incredibly sought-after, and dukes, princes and even kings requested commissions from her. This allowed Artemisia tremendous freedom, allowing her to travel around Europe, from Florence to Venice, Naples and even London. She did return to Rome for a period, but eventually travelled further south, to Naples, which is where she lived the rest of days, dying sometime around 1656.

Out tour ends a little closer to home, in the 20th Century, with Franca Viola, influential in the 1960s in Italy for refusing a "rehabilitating marriage" matrimonio riparatore", after suffering kidnapping and rape. She was one of the first Italian women who had been raped to publicly refuse to marry her rapist. Instead, she and her family successfully appealed to the law to prosecute the rapist. The trial was to have ripple effects throughout Italy.

Duration: 20 minutes

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  • Entry/Admission - Piazza del Campidoglio
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  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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