World War II in Italy

April 17th, 2022
Would any of us today in North America have the fortitude to resist a fascist government or dictatorship? To withstand…
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Women of the Italian Resistance in World War II Were True Heroes

Ann Silverthorn

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April 17th, 2022

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A Italian woman finds her murdered son and caresses him in her shock and sorrow. (Screen grab from Women of the Resistance.)

Would any of us today in North America have the fortitude to resist a fascist government or dictatorship? To withstand prolonged periods of cruel torture? To lose our lives? To see our children killed before our eyes because of our own actions, though noble? Thousands of Italian women during World War II said yes. Of…