Footage from the Period
"Benito Mussolini is greeted by 50,000 Italian women as he addresses them outside the Colosseum in Rome, Italy." Video taken from CriticalPast.com, accessed 11/8/2013
"Benito Mussolini reviews Fascist women parade at the Piazza Veneaia in Rome, Italy." Video taken from CriticalPast.com, accessed 11/8/2013
"Italia Roma Aka Mussolini Military Parade... 1936." Video taken from BritishPathe.com, accessed 11/8/2013
- What do we need to understand about these videos before analyzing them?
- Given our newfound knowledge of Italian Fascism and its effects on women, what insight can we give as to the content of these videos?