This second volume, of "Italian Women in Chicago", was published by Casa Italia Library volunteers. This anthology is about the famous and those lives that were only known to their families, with all the joys, loves, losses, and struggles within the Chicago Italian community. It will tug at your heart and stimulate your mind. It will bring back memories of life where it was, how it was, and what it can become. It is a perfect companion to the "Italian Women in Chicago" first volume, but also stands proudly on its own as a tribute to the women in our lives. It is divided into sections on “Saving Our Stories,” “Pop Culture,” Entrepreneurial Spirit,” “Shattering Glass Ceilings,” “Activism,” “Spiritual Life,” and “Cultural Influences.” Within its pages, you will find stories on reality TV stars, playing Bocce with Marlon Brando, the “Sicilian Sappho,” of journeys from Rovella, Calabria to Harlem Avenue, modern renaissance women, Saint Francesca Cabrini, Florence Scala, the Maria Adelaide Club and even splitting the atom in Hyde Park. You will also find poetry and book excerpts that include Mezzogiorno in Chicago: Love and Trouble on Ogden Avenue . If you are curious about opera, rock n roll, the world of cosmetology, how to make Italian bread, Mama Celeste’s early life on Kedzie Avenue, or the three most influential books in one of our editor’s life, we’ve got you covered.