Neera e il concetto della “Donna Nuova” dell’Italia postunitaria

The present article sheds light on the development of the model of femininity within the unification process of the new, united Italian state. In the new socio-economic reality the “women’s question” acquired fundamental significance, initiating debate on the concept of the “New Woman”, in other words a new feminine model to be redefined. An especially important aspect of the phenomenon described, is the contribution of women which, as demonstrated here using the example of the Milanese writer Anna Zuccari Radius, pseudonym Neera, provides an alternative perspective to the concepts propagated by the official culture.