Antonietta Micali -Presentazione del libro “DONNE DI LETTERA IN SICILIA” di Marinella Fiume
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“WOMEN OF PAPER IN SICILY” by author Marinella Fiume
Article by: Antonietta Micali
On Friday, September 19, 2025, the book presentation “WOMEN OF PAPER IN SICILY” by Marinella Fiume took place in the conference room of the De Quatris building in Randazzo.
The event is organized by the Unitre of Randazzo and sponsored by the “Cattedra delle Donne”, the “Accademia Tiberina” and the “Associazione Maestro Francesco Musmarra”, marked the beginning of the 2025/26 Academic Year of the UNITRE Association, which, in addition to numerous initiatives: Educational, Training and numerous research and study laboratories, will offer cultural spaces dedicated entirely to "Women".
The president of UNITRE, Dr. Pina Salanitri, Honorary Consultant of the Chair of Women, introduced the evening by giving space to women, speaking about Baroness Giovannella De Quatris, a noblewoman from Randazzo who lived in the 16th century who Despite her wealth and generosity, she remained illiterate due to a male-dominated and patriarchal society that denied women education for centuries.
Dr. Concetta Palermo, feminist activist, underlined that “Donne di Carta” is the journey of a denied story towards a conquered redemption through the power of the word.
The presentation of Marinella Fiume's book offered a moment of profound reflection on the political value of memory.
Not simply filling a void, but restoring an entire universe submerged by the oblivion of the centuries, dug by a patriarchal system that has long denied women access to knowledge.
If in the past many were even denied the alphabet, today we are experiencing a bitter paradox: despite being numerically preponderant and brilliant in university studies, women see their talent obscured by an unacceptable pay gap and by careers still segregated.
Works like this are therefore a bulwark against oblivion, an act of narrative justice that restores models and deleted stories.
Reconstructing this memory is not archaeology, but the first necessary step towards a finally equal society.
As Virginia Woolf wrote, "No bolt can imprison the freedom of the mind." This book is a powerful key to that, an invitation to use it.
Marinella Fiume, icon of contemporary Sicilian literature, has captivated the audience with his journey among the "Paper Women." The event was enhanced by the presence of Mario De Bernardo, (pianist) and Piero Romano (composer) who, with their notes, set Marinella's texts to music River giving the audience moments of emotion and emotion.
A dutiful thought was addressed to the children and women of GAZA, victims of a unheard of and unacceptable barbarity.
The event ended with applause and with the aim of working towards “Equality of “Gender” is essential for a better future.
