When you start digging into the records of Polizzi Generosa, you will notice the many different occupations in this small town. Being relatively remote in Sicily, Polizzi had to have its own artisans and craftsmen, as well as agricultural workers. Here are just a few of the terms you will encounter:
- Calzolaio = shoemaker
- Contadino = peasant
- Villano = peasant
- Casalinga = housewife
- Filatrice = Spinner
- Levatrice = midwife
- Parroco = parish priest
- Sindaco = mayor
Although this particular filatrice worked in Calabria, the scene would have been pretty much the same in Polizzi Generosa.
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