Poor kitty

Even the kitty was imprisoned.

August 7th 2008
Thursday, August 7th I managed to wake up before noon today! and set out for Giudecca to see two of the women's institutions (i.e. convents) about which I am writing in my dissertation. The Convertite (the Converted), which was originally created to house "fallen women"- i.e. ex-prostitutes and concubines who left their sinful lives and instead devoted their lives to God. In a not-so-ironic twis ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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Rachel Geschwind

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Hi! I'm Rachel, and I am an art history doctoral candidate doing research and intensive Italian language studies in Venice. I am currently writing my dissertation on images of St. Mary Magdalene in Renaissance and Baroque Venice and Rome. I've started this travel blog to keep connected to my friends and family back home in the States, since I will be away for a month. I'll be blogging about my travels, uploading pics, and showing everyone about my adventures. :) I'm not sure how regular I'll be able to blog, since Internet access might be limited, but stay tuned....... full info

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