joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFlorentine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFlorentine</span></a></p><p>As <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Florence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florence</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Prato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prato</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Perugia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perugia</span></a> swear in 1st <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> mayors in centuries of uninterrupted male leadership, it feels like tide→beginning to turn, especially in light of fact <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> has both a woman Prime Minister &amp; Leader of Opposition</p><p>8 of 14 women mayoral candidates recently won local elections held in major cities</p><p>In perfect timing, the win came on June 24, feast day of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SanGiovanni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanGiovanni</span></a>, Florence’s patron saint w/ trad firework display 2 mark occasion</p><p><a href="https://www.theflorentine.net/2024/06/25/sara-funaro-becomes-first-woman-mayor-florence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theflorentine.net/2024/06/25/s</span><span class="invisible">ara-funaro-becomes-first-woman-mayor-florence/</span></a></p>