ŽENSKI KULTURNI AKTIVIZAM U RIMU U XVIII VEKU: OD SALONA DO AKADEMIJE ARKADIJA
FEMALE CULTURAL ACTIVISM IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ROME

Summary/Abstract: Eighteenth-century Rome had many pillars of culture, including the prominent literary Academy of Arcadia, the first Italian academy to officially admit women (1700). This headquarters of intellect and art was a place where poetry was recited and improvised. In the same time in a conservative society, such as Roman, female role had many more opportunities than only private (domestic) one – being an artist, a scientist, hold a salon and interact in philosophical and political conversations. Although those salons were primarily intended for men and their social, political and cultural development, many women used their opportunities well and influenced the creation of cultural policy of the city. On the other hand, the emergence of the official first-class cultural institution, such as the Academy of Arcadia, and the public approval for enrolling women meant establishing a specific institutional cultural system that gave legitimacy to female cultural public activities. Those independent women significantly contributed to the shaping of Italian Enlightenment.

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