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In the world of the story and episodes to it about often neglect women's history, great protagonists together with men, from ancient times to contemporary, of the most important facts that changed the course of events.
Theodor Fontane, known representative of poetic realism German lived in the 19th century, said: "I don't see why we should always take care of the men and their battles; usually women's history is much more interesting ". How not to agree with him!
Just think in fact to some exceptional cases: Cynisca, the first woman to win a race of the Olympics in the 4th century BC.; Cleopatra, Egyptian Ptolemaic Queen and lover of two Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony; Anna Comnena, Byzantine Princess who lived in the 12th century and especially one of the first women storiografe known; Maria Montessori, lived between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, inventor of a method of education that bears his name today and also one of the first women to graduate in medicine in Italy.
Coffee and History decided to open a new channel whose articles will focus on female characters or historical contexts and situations related to the evolution of the female figure from antiquity to the present day.
If you are interested in one aspect or to a specific event and you would like the theme was discussed in one of the articles you are welcome to leave a comment under the post published. Thank you!

The Triangle factory fire occurred on 25 March of 1911 in New York is undoubtedly one of the reasons why today we have international women's day. In that’ fire died 146 people mostly young women and immigrant women also of Italian origin. But the origin of women's day was also traced to the request by the women's suffrage is made by American Socialist Party in 1909. Then we talk about a recognition of the active role, audience, of women in society. L’ 8 March of 1917 some women of St. Petersburg demonstrated to demand an end to the War. Returning to the facts of New York women who worked in the factory and who were victims of’ fire were also victims of degrading working conditions. And the tragic mockery of that day was that the fire ladder gave way, leaving those poor things horrible choice to die falling from the third floor, or burned in the fire that was sweeping through. That tragedy as many others that in history has been more or less silently carry with them reflections and outrage. Remember it doesn't erase the pain and not lightens responsibility, but can shed a light to all women who are victims of violence and abuse. Respect for the woman cannot be imposed by a given, or by a second male, It should slip between everyday actions with the spontaneity of a look. In many parts of the world women are the subject of humiliation that often she herself struggles to recognize for ancient cultural legacies. But closer to home, within the walls of our cities where we have the presumption of having achieved a greater degree of evolution, Here too we often find shame in gruesome and abominable acts against women. The words and slogans with which we'll fill her mouth to tear an applause, throw an adulation should have as an immediate consequence of a shot of mentality. This step can be done with education. Be polite and educate the gratitude of’ importance of women's role in society. A person's value is measured by what it produces and how it produces it, certainly not from a gender difference. Respect for the individual is the basis upon which all human activity. Love without a preceding compared is not love but possessiveness. Respect is freedom and recognize each other as a source of knowledge and human wealth. This education should be practiced every day, at every meeting, and surely we'd all be a little better.

Hector Parker

 

Today's article was ready since yesterday: a parody of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un on his 32nd birthday. But yesterday,, 7 January 2015, irony has given way to death. In Paris, a terrorist armed group broke into the newspaper Charlie Hebdo, decreeing the death of cartoonists and journalists, which at this time were working, guilty of having poorly managed satirical Islam. So it was, Twelve deaths.

Epurando as much as possible the occurrence from images shock appeared in amateur videos, from the clamor of the incident, remains the gesture of extremists who killed in the name of God. Trying to address the issue rationally, I think some clarifications are in order. No living person in this planet can know which ones are the will of God, whoever he may be and in whatever form or was it present. None. We can all venture, We can suppose, We can interpret or as more often happens between seven billion people currently living on earth we can believe that God makes us partakers of his knowledge. Venture, assume, interpret, believing is not know. Knowledge and wisdom are entitled only to God, whoever he is and whatever it is called and is manifested. We have no knowledge and do not have the wisdom or else we wouldn't be mortal beings, but we would be gods who would live in the Olympus of eternity. This consideration, of all staff obviously, stride heavily with manifestations of violence that fanatical groups exert against ordinary citizens because they have offended their God. This is not a manifestation of belief: It wasn't the Act of yesterday, nor were the Crusades a thousand years ago.

Stride strongly thinking about the fact that a higher being may have created a harmonious world where nature is perfect for thousands of cycles and then this same God created man with the sole purpose of killing in the name of the same God that created it. Avoiding all demagoguery and trying to reduce the issue in simple terms: killing in the name of God is not doing the will of God, but the opposite, is spreading hatred and death. When we were created I think (or rather I suppose in such a way as to be consistent with the above) that the weapon that was given by God's love: There's nothing to do, at these words you can smile, believe strong and above, real tough guys without feeling, but for this we were created, to love. Man is not an animal that has evolved to be alone but to live in community and to breed, all this through love and no matter what their sex or the opposite, but it is only love that counts. This someone before us had also realized and had mentioned it in simple words:

"We're trying to understand love, There is something more important?”

CIT. Paul VI

"Love is the last limit of humanity and to it we must strive"

CIT. Mahatma Gandhi

"Every good deed is charity. The well-being of a man in the afterlife is what he does in this world to his fellows "

CIT. Muhammad

Roberto Rossetti

The 3 January 1969 He was born in Hermülheim Michael Schumacher. Pilot of motoring. Winner of seven World Championships in formula 1 through the conquest of 91 Gare. Record. The pretext of his birthday enables you to lay your eyes on a particular aspect of the life of Schumacher. eyes. Millions of eyes followed it in twenty years when she sped by on the tracks of formula 1 around the world. Eyes that have admired, opposed and envied. Our eyes that have seen him grow from 1991, debut year with yellow Jordan. We admired its evolution, on his way to impose themselves on opponents. Since in 1994 He began his athletic glory with the first world championship win, just when it ended the earthly glory of Ayrton Senna, handing the Brazilian champion to the myth. On the track he owned the constant performance of Prost, the meticulousness of Lauda. Someone joins the skill of driving in the wet than the great Ayrton. A duel took unfortunately a couple of Grands Prix. Maybe it was fate that Ayrton were only having like opponent Prost. Millions of eyes that saw Michael's tenacity that often resulted in manoeuvres to limit, How is the life of a pilot. The eyes of the wife who admired him as he jumped on the top step of the podium. The eyes of someone who doesn't speak English instead of forgiving the Italian. Michael's eyes that cried after winning the Grand Prix of Monza 2000 When he began to feel that maybe it was good to win the Championship, After some disappointing races. The eyes of those who received his charity in secret, and of those who witnessed his charities instead through public events. The eyes of the young Vettel who had the honor of watching Michael's eyes, his legend, congratulate on her first worldwide success a few years ago. A great man who has courted the limit whenever the sport became race, even with himself. Now Michael has hidden to our eyes, rightly, dignity comes first. The Chronicles tell us that his words his gestures are mysteriously catches in his eyes. Sometimes he happens to be moved with his loved ones. He even years ago before a movie, When it seemed impossible that a German so squared may have a tender heart, noble and generous. And’ consoling to think that our eyes have been toying with are still there in his eyes and he is accompanied. As the sword of a warrior to his most important battle, We hope to celebrate a new victory.

Hector Parker