Where were you when history called your name for the first time?
Through the testimonies of some Italian women, the documentary evokes the day of 2 June 1946, when they were called upon to cast their vote for the first time. The battles conducted by Italian women in the years leading up to 1946 to demand recognition of the right to vote. The approval of the right to vote for women by the Italian Parliament on 1 February 1945, at the proposal of the Italian Communist Party Secretary Palmiro Togliatti and statesman and founder of the Christian Democratic Party De Gasperi. The role of the first 21 women elected to the Constituent Assembly on 2 June 1946, and their contribution to the writing of the Italian Constitution.
Direction
Sasso lets elderly voices carry thunder without spectacle.
Editing
Archival footage woven with testimony feels earned, not decorative.
Director
Fedora Sasso
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Italy's 1946 vote was the first time women participated nationally in Europe's post-war reconstruction, predating France by months.
The film's 30-minute runtime mirrors the actual voting window that day—some women walked hours for a privilege that expired at sundown.
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