American Woman, Italian Style: Italian Americana's Best Writings on Women

"Each piece in this rich book makes it clear that the history of Italian women in America represents a subject worthy of extensive scholarly investigation. Taken as a whole this anthology shows that Italian American women have had a history worthy of serious atlention."-Hasia R. Diner, New York University

"From candid chats with the neighborhood ladies, to portrails of a breathtaking arry of artists to the importance of work family, and-oh yes!-the handing down of traditional recipes. Albright and Palamidessi Moore have put together a feast of Italian-American writings. The fact that it's women centered makes it especially delicious."-Nancy Savoca

"The anthology is a pleasure to read, so full of rich and informative articles-many of them quite unknown to me before this. The work collected opens windows onto a world that will appeal to readers in so many ways. An important and immensely readable book."-Jay Parini, Middlebury College

"The essays are of the highest caliber and reflect on the experiences of Italian-American women in fields as varied and far-flung as cooking, working, aging, sculpting, writing, bringing up children, and dealing with men in a plethora of circumslances."-Maria Galli Stampino, University of Miami

"This scholarly collection offers provocative insight into the world of Italian-American women from the big wave of immigration to the cusp of the 21st century. Will appeal to anyone intersted in Italian-American culture, gender studies, gastronomy, and ethnicity."-Marisa Labozzetta, author of At the Copa

American Woman. Italian Style: Italian American's Best Writings on Women offers unique insights into issues of gender and ethnicity and is a voice for the less heard and less seen side of the Italian-American experience from immigrant times to the present. Instead of seeking consensus or ideological orthodoxy, this collection brings together writers with a wide range of backgrounds, outlooks, ideas, and experiences. It is an impressive postmodern collection for interdisciplinary studies: a book and a look about being and becoming an Americam.

Carol Bonomo Albright is editor in chief of Italian American and former vice president of the American Italian Historical Association. She lives in Cambridge. Massachusellts.
Christine Palamidessi Moore is the author of two navels. The Virgin Knows and The Fiddle Case, and is senior editor and web editor at Italian American. She lives in Cambridge. Massachusells.