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Chapters (73)
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Epigraph
  4. Prologue
  5. Part One
  6. One
  7. Two
  8. Three
  9. Four
  10. Five
  11. Six
  12. Seven
  13. Eight
  14. Nine
  15. Ten
  16. Eleven
  17. Twelve
  18. Thirteen
  19. Part Two
  20. Fourteen
  21. Fifteen
  22. Sixteen
  23. Seventeen
  24. Eighteen
  25. Nineteen
  26. Twenty
  27. Twenty-One
  28. Twenty-Two
  29. Twenty-Three
  30. Twenty-Four
  31. Twenty-Five
  32. Part Three
  33. Twenty-Six
  34. Twenty-Seven
  35. Twenty-Eight
  36. Twenty-Nine
  37. Thirty
  38. Thirty-One
  39. Thirty-Two
  40. Thirty-Three
  41. Thirty-Four
  42. Thirty-Five
  43. Thirty-Six
  44. Thirty-Seven
  45. Thirty-Eight
  46. Thirty-Nine
  47. Forty
  48. Forty-One
  49. Forty-Two
  50. Part Four
  51. Forty-Three
  52. Forty-Four
  53. Forty-Five
  54. Forty-Six
  55. Forty-Seven
  56. Forty-Eight
  57. Forty-Nine
  58. Fifty
  59. Fifty-One
  60. Fifty-Two
  61. Fifty-Three
  62. Epilogue
  63. Author’s Note
  64. Acknowledgments
  65. Discover More
  66. Reading Group Guide
  67. Discussion Questions
  68. ESSAY FROMDIANA GIOVINAZZO
  69. Antoinette’s Sister
  70. Chapter One
  71. Chapter Two
  72. About the Author
  73. Praise forThe Woman in Red

During Anita’s life, the women of Southern Brazil were severely repressed. Being forced into marriage at the age of fourteen, something Anita experienced herself, was not unheard of. Especially considering a daughter was one less mouth to feed for those in poverty, as was the case for Anita when her mother married her to Manoel. Just as the Italian anarchist women did during the early labor movement at the beginning of the twentieth century, Anita compared marriage to slavery. A woman’s worth was not just tied in with that of her husband, her ability to survive was entangled with whom she married. As result divorce was unheard of regardless of the circumstances.

Women during this time were doing more, whether it be in riding horses or breaking barriers in the fields of science, and they yearned to be recognized for it. Yet, they were expected to adhere to the same society norms that keep them repressed in the first place. The notorious Italian Anarchist Maria Roda said, “It is exactly because we feel and suffer that we too want to become involved in the fight against this society because we also feel from birth the need to be free, to be equal.”

Anita’s feminism was very much like Maria’s in she believed women’s rights are human rights. It is in society’s best interest that women have the same freedoms as men. That equality was inherent in Anita’s nature. While Anita’s attraction to Giuseppe Garibaldi may have started as physical, it was his devotion to freedom that made her want to stay. He respected her and allowed her to make the choices that she wanted. Soon she found herself fighting to give others that same dignity and respect, regardless of their station in life. Anita carried these beliefs with her from Brazil to Uruguay, and finally to Italy. In each country, she not only fought beside the men, but she also spoke with the women, inspiring them to take up freedom’s cause.

Over the years I have gotten closer to finding the history behind my great grandparent’s immigration story. We still don’t know who the soldier is but in searching for my family I discovered something more, I discovered a woman who inspired me. Who made me want to be like her, even if I never stand on a ship’s bow as cannons whiz by my head.

Anita Garibaldi became my hero.

Antoinette’s Sister

Maria Carolina Charlotte, beloved sister of Marie Antoinette, has unexpectedly found herself the wife of the king of Naples.

Bursting with intrigue, adventure, and romance, follow Charlotte as she upends societal conventions and tries to save her sister from death while courageously living—and loving—on her own terms.

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