Camilla Ravera

thumb|Camilla Ravera Camilla Ravera (18 June 1889 – 14 April 1988) was an Italian politician and the first female lifetime senator. She was also among the driving forces behind Italian feminism. Quotes How can one force — I wrote — a female worker who does the triple duty of worker, housewife, and mother, not to be concerned about motherhood? The rice‑weeders (risaiole), for example, whom I saw the whole day with the head under the burning sun and legs in muddy water, defenseless from the bites of leeches; poorly fed; thrown at night on the common straw of the berth. And, after forty days of toil and torment, crammed into cattle wagons for the return home: with little money, malaria in the blood, and in the bottom of the soul a revolt that welled up in their sharp and bitter songs. External links Category:1889 births Category:1988 deaths Category:Politicians from Italy