L'Orsaminore

L’Orsaminore (Italian: The Little Bear) was a monthly feminist magazine which was in circulation between 1981 and 1983.

[1] L’Orsaminore was started by the feminist collectives in Rome in 1981, and its first issue appeared in October that year.

[1][2] The initiative was led by Maria Luisa Boccia, Franca Chiaromonte, Giuseppina Ciuffrida, Licia Conte, Anna Forcella, Biancamaria Frabotta, Manuela Fraire and Rossana Rossanda.

[2] Ida Dominijanni and Tamar Pitch also joined the editorial team of the magazine.

[2] The stated goal of L’Orsaminore was to offer a public realm for women to help them in overcoming their loneliness.