English and American divorce law far surpassed Italy’s in Gramsci’s era

Evidence

Exactly what legislation Gramsci had in mind here is uncertain, but it h worth pointing out that in both England and America legislation in regard to divorce and custody of the children of separated parents was far in advance of that in Italy. The “unhealthy ‘feministic’ deviations” referred to immediately below would seem to be connected with an upper-class American phenomenon of sexual liberation achieved on the basis of economic independence obtained through a favourable divorce settlement. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2426

Categorization

• QUESTION: What specific Italian legislation Gramsci attacks, and which American ‘feministic deviations’ he means, remain unresolved — worth chasing if used later.