How the Wulz Sisters Used Their Cat to Defy Fascist Italian Patriarchy

The cat that fought Mussolini: how the Wulz photography sisters weaponised the family pet

Wanda and Marion Wulz defied the unbridled patriarchy of fascist Italy by shooting dancers, fencers and other famous women – as well as their cat Mucincina ‘In those fascist times,” says Federica Muzzarelli of Italy in the 1920s and 30s, “women were not free. They were regarded as mothers and homemakers. But the Wulz sisters were determined to create their own destiny. They chose photography as a way of being independent – and to show through their images that women could live that way.” Muzz...

By Joanna Moorhead