European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Our groups had found out that the Germans had specific plans for our region.
Our groups had found out that the Germans had specific plans for our region.
Perché chiedevamo queste cose? Perché noi, gruppi di difesa della donna eravamo venuti a conoscenza che i tedeschi avevano un piano ben preciso -
Men were to be taken to Germany to work,
Men were to be taken to Germany to work,
nella nostra regione, gli uomini in Germania a lavorare -
while supplies for the German army on the Gothic front line had to come from the Po valley.
while supplies for the German army on the Gothic front line had to come from the Po valley.
e il vitto per le truppe sulla Linea Gotica lo dovevano prendere nella pianura padana. -
We realized that we could starve the German army by taking as many things as we could away from the pool.
We realized that we could starve the German army by taking as many things as we could away from the pool.
Quindi noi tutto quello che riuscivamo a portare fuori dagli ammassi per la gente tutto quello che noi riuscivamo a sottrarre all’ammasso voleva dire affamare l’esercito tedesco. -
We didn’t want to organize a political meeting in somebody’s house and put in danger the whole family.
We didn’t want to organize a political meeting in somebody’s house and put in danger the whole family.
Come fare come non fare. Non volevamo andare a fare una riunione politica così in casa e mettere a repentaglio le famiglie, -
We decided we would hold it under a tree down the road from Masone to Gavassa.
We decided we would hold it under a tree down the road from Masone to Gavassa.
decidemmo di riunirci sotto una pianta. Questa pianta forse c’è ancora giù per la strada che va da Masone a Gavassa, -
I think it was called “al gublein”.
I think it was called “al gublein”.
al gublein si chiamava, un nome del genere. Allora ci demmo l’appuntamento sotto questa pianta. -
I didn’t know how many women would show up, because we didn’t ask many questions.
I didn’t know how many women would show up, because we didn’t ask many questions.
Là ci trovammo, io non sapevo, perché non si faceva tante domande, non sapevo in quante avremmo dovuto esserci state no, -
All I knew is we had to go there. As I arrived, there were four or five of us.
All I knew is we had to go there. As I arrived, there were four or five of us.
sapevamo solo che noi dovevamo andare lì. Quando siamo lì ci trovammo in quattro o cinque ragazze sotto questa pianta, -
After a few minutes the political commissioner reached us too.
After a few minutes the political commissioner reached us too.
arrivò dopo due minuti il commissario politico e cominciò a parlare -
He began to tell us what the situation was and how our partisan units in the mountains were coping.
He began to tell us what the situation was and how our partisan units in the mountains were coping.
della situazione, di come andavano le nostre formazioni partigiane in montagna. -
He told us our work was very valuable and we should carry on with it.
He told us our work was very valuable and we should carry on with it.
Ci disse che il nostro lavoro era molto efficace e che dovevamo continuare. -
He also added that women were putting themselves in a strong position for their rights to be accepted.
He also added that women were putting themselves in a strong position for their rights to be accepted.
E poi disse che le donne con questa battaglia stavano conquistando dei diritti, -
They were already talking about what would change after the Liberation, about the right to vote for women.
They were already talking about what would change after the Liberation, about the right to vote for women.
si pensava già alla liberazione cosa si poteva fare, al voto delle donne. -
The commissioner explained to us that the right to vote was the most significant right women could have.
The commissioner explained to us that the right to vote was the most significant right women could have.
Infatti lui, questo commissario, prospettò che il voto alle donne era come si dice… il diritto più alto che le donne potessero avere, -
Throughout history it had not been acknowledged.
Throughout history it had not been acknowledged.
visto che la storia non ne conosceva assolutamente. -
It was the first step towards women’s liberation.
It was the first step towards women’s liberation.
Noi ci guardammo, quattro ragazzine e pensare al dopo, al voto alle donne… -
That was the first time I heard somebody talk about these issues and about emancipation, such a great word.
That was the first time I heard somebody talk about these issues and about emancipation, such a great word.
perché lui infatti diceva che era il primo passo verso l’emancipazione della donna. Fu la prima volta che ho sentito parlare di voto alle donne e di emancipazione, questa grande parola. -
Normal, every-day danger
Normal, every-day danger
Normale pericolo quotidiano -
I used to ride my bicycle from Castellazzo to piazza Fontanesi in Reggio,
I used to ride my bicycle from Castellazzo to piazza Fontanesi in Reggio,
Quindi io partivo in bicicletta da Castellazzo venivo in piazza Fontanesi dal padrone