| Rosa Maltoni | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 22 April 1858 San Martino in Strada, Forlì, Papal States (now in Italy) |
| Died | 19 February 1905(1905-02-19) (aged 46) Predappio, Kingdom of Italy (now in Italy) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Spouse | Alessandro Mussolini (m. 1882) |
| Children | |
| Family | Mussolini family |
Rosa Maltoni (married Mussolini; 22 April 1858 – 19 February 1905) was the mother of Italian Fascist founder and leader Benito Mussolini.
Personal life
Rosa Maltoni was the mother of Benito, Arnaldo and Edvige Mussolini, the mother-in-law of Rachele Mussolini and the paternal grandmother of Bruno Mussolini, Edda Mussolini, Romano Mussolini, and Vittorio Mussolini. Maltoni was a nominal Catholic schoolteacher who married the socialist Alessandro Mussolini against the wishes of her father. After Benito, Rosa had three more children, Arnaldo, Laura, and Edvige. She died of meningitis in 1905 when her son, Benito Mussolini, was only 22.
Mussolini was reportedly very attached to his mother, and during the Fascist period, Rosa came to represent the ideal Italian woman. On June 17, 1930, a ceremony was held to honor her as a "great educator and glorious mother."
References
- ^ De Giorgi, Valentina (2004). Mussolini. Glorie e disonori del primo Novecento italiano. Alpha Test. ISBN 9788848304870.
- Roberts, Jeremy. Benito Mussolini. A & E; Twenty-First Century Books, 2006. Pp. 10.
- Borneman, John (2004). Death of the father: an anthropology of the end in political authority. Berghahn Books. p. 41. ISBN 9781571811110.
- Mangan, J.A.; Fan Hong (2001). Freeing the female body: inspirational icons. Psychology Press. p. 185. ISBN 9780714650883.
- ^ Ongaro, Ercole (2006). Il lodigiano nel Novecento. La cultura. FrancoAngeli. p. 100. ISBN 9788846471420.
- Dittrich-Johansen, Helga (Jul–Sep 1995). "La "Donna nuova" di Mussolini tra evasione e consumismo". Studi Storici. 36 (3): 821.
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