The thesis proposes a reconstruction of the presence of women in the medical profession in the Marche region from 1877 to 1960, in relation to what is already known at a national and international level, as evidenced by the extensive bibliography produced in recent decades. Organised chronologically, the thesis recounts the biographical and professional stories of female doctors, some well-known and others previously unmentioned, who, through their dedication, have made a significant or lesser-known impact on the medical world. These women have been brought to life through the collection of family testimonies and, above all, extensive archival research involving public and private national and regional archives (including university, family, hospital and registry archives). In line with the national trend, women were still underrepresented in the Marche region, with the largest number found in the province of Ancona, followed by Pesaro and Ascoli Piceno. A notable feature was the significant presence of Jewish women in the Ancona area. Female doctors specialised in various fields, particularly paediatrics, and worked in prominent local facilities considered to be at the forefront of their field at the time, such as the Salesi paediatric hospital, the asylum and the Umberto I civic hospital in Ancona, and the asylum in Pesaro. There are no previous studies concerning female doctors in a specific territory, and this thesis can therefore provide an example of a method that could stimulate other microhistory investigations with the aim of enriching the already known picture.
La tesi propone una ricostruzione della presenza femminile all’interno della professione medica, dal 1877 al 1960, nella regione Marche, in rapporto con quanto già noto a livello nazionale e internazionale dalla bibliografia riccamente prodotta negli ultimi decenni. Seguendo un ordine cronologico, la tesi raccoglie le storie biografiche e professionali di mediche, alcune note, altre finora mai segnalate, che attraverso il loro impegno hanno lasciato un’impronta più o meno significativa nell’ambito del mondo medico, di volta in volta collocandole nel loro ambiente di lavoro. La ricostruzione di queste figure femminili è avvenuta attraverso il recupero delle testimonianze familiari e soprattutto attraverso una ricerca archivistica molteplice che ha riguardato archivi pubblici e privati, nazionali e regionali (universitari, familiari, fondi ospedalieri, anagrafi). In linea con la tendenza nazionale, emerge una presenza femminile ancora circoscritta nelle Marche, distribuita nelle provincie di Ancona (la più numerosa), Pesaro e Ascoli Piceno, con caratteristiche specifiche legate alla comunità ebraica di Ancona. Le mediche si sono distinte in differenti specialità, con una particolare predilizione per la pediatria, e hanno operato in importanti strutture del territorio, considerate allora all’avanguardia, come l’ospedale pediatrico Salesi, il manicomio provinciale e l’ospedale civico Umberto I di Ancona, e il manicomio provinciale di Pesaro. Non ci sono precedenti di ricerche riguardanti le donne mediche in un certo territorio, e la presente tesi può quindi fornire un esempio di metodo che possa essere di stimolo per altre indagini di microstoria al fine di arricchire il quadro già noto.
Donne e medicina nelle Marche: storie di ostacoli e riconoscimenti dall’età liberale al secondo dopoguerra / Sabbatini, Vanessa. - (2026 Mar 24).
Donne e medicina nelle Marche: storie di ostacoli e riconoscimenti dall’età liberale al secondo dopoguerra
SABBATINI, VANESSA
2026-03-24
Abstract
The thesis proposes a reconstruction of the presence of women in the medical profession in the Marche region from 1877 to 1960, in relation to what is already known at a national and international level, as evidenced by the extensive bibliography produced in recent decades. Organised chronologically, the thesis recounts the biographical and professional stories of female doctors, some well-known and others previously unmentioned, who, through their dedication, have made a significant or lesser-known impact on the medical world. These women have been brought to life through the collection of family testimonies and, above all, extensive archival research involving public and private national and regional archives (including university, family, hospital and registry archives). In line with the national trend, women were still underrepresented in the Marche region, with the largest number found in the province of Ancona, followed by Pesaro and Ascoli Piceno. A notable feature was the significant presence of Jewish women in the Ancona area. Female doctors specialised in various fields, particularly paediatrics, and worked in prominent local facilities considered to be at the forefront of their field at the time, such as the Salesi paediatric hospital, the asylum and the Umberto I civic hospital in Ancona, and the asylum in Pesaro. There are no previous studies concerning female doctors in a specific territory, and this thesis can therefore provide an example of a method that could stimulate other microhistory investigations with the aim of enriching the already known picture.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


