THE WOMEN'S JOURNEY
SMALL FEMININE MANIFESTO ON THE JOURNEY OF LIFE
by ALESSANDRA BELTRAME
“How many times have I heard myself ask with wonder: are you leaving alone? Female independence in Italy also has to make its way into the mindset. There is a femininity in travelling, a particular gait, a different way of using the body, the mind, sensitivity. The woman moves differently, she has different eyes, she looks at things that only have meaning for her. She has a sense for the journey, the feeling she feels, the wonder for all that is in motion, for what is transformed; she has a desire for adventure, but without being overwhelmed, she knows the measure. Each woman is on a journey, the clam fisherman, the peasant woman, the woman with the veil, the bus driver, the nurse, the carer, the ecologist, the refugee, the politician, the journalist... she follows in the footsteps of those who have gone before her, of the hard-earned rights, and then advances, with courage, into the unknown”.
