The book describes the story of some women who, with their contribution, promoted the social and civil growth of southern Italy.
Today’s women owe a lot to them and still have a lot to learn from them.
Riccardo Riccardi, an essayist and journalist from Bari, has been investigating the lesser-known aspects of Southern Italy for years. He has published: I Pomarici – History of an ancient southern family (2003 and 2008); The feat of Felice Garibaldi and the Risorgimento in Puglia (1835-1861) (2007 and 2010); Album Lucano – Families, characters and rediscovered images (2008); A southern bourgeois family – I Porro di Andria (2013); Spice shops and pharmacies in the land of Bari (2015); Redemption of Matera – The vocation of “doing” of the city’s bourgeoisie and Matera – Brief history of the city of the “Sassi” (Les Flaneurs Edizioni, 2018); The Ulmo Dynasty (2019); Lucania Felix (2021); Puglia, Journey to historic homes (2021 and 2022). He collaborates with the magazine “Wine Fashion Europe” and with numerous other magazines. He was artistic director of the events “Waiting for 2019” in Matera and “Il Paese dei Libri” in Montescaglioso.
