Relazione tenuta al Convegno della Società italiana delle storiche dal titolo “Intorno al 1948. Otto articoli nella storia delle donne” per celebrare il 70° anniversario della Costituzione italiana. Destinata al volume degli Atti del convegno.

The origin of art.51 Italian Constitution, establishing the equality between men and women in the access to public offices, is very interesting because of the exclusion of the women existing in the past. The historical analysis show how difficult was pass this article in the Constituent Assembly, particularly with reference to the access of women to the magistracy because of the bias against their capacity. Focusing the following historical carrying out of the principle, the essay point out many other difficulties in the pursuing this aim.