Alberto Mario

Her funeral procession (which passed Casa Guidi dressed in celebration of Barrett Browning 's centenary) included a handful of surviving Garibaldians, one hundred schoolgirls carrying roses, and a group of university professors. She was...

JWM 's husband was against Garibaldi 's offer of support for France in its war against Prussia, largely because France had occupied parts of Italy. This time he refused to join Jessie when she travelled into battle.

By 1 December 1881 JWM 's husband, Alberto Mario , was on trial in Rome for publishing an article in which he spoke against Pope Leo XIII . Although he was sentenced to a term...

On 2 June 1883, JWM 's husband died of cancer of the pharynx. He had been ill since 1868 and underwent twelve operations to treat his cancer. Jessie was a dedicated nurse to him.

After their release from jail in Italy for involvement in a nationalist plot, Jessie White married Alberto Mario , Italian scholar, journalist, and liberationist, in a civil ceremony at Portsmouth in England.

She worked as a field nurse for Garibaldi 's Redshirts during several campaigns. During the Sicilian campaign, she, Alberto , and Garibaldi travelled the countryside to inspect local prisons and hospitals. Alberto was given the...

After returning to Italy from Switzerland, JWM and her husband sailed aboard the Washington from Genoa to Sicily as part of Garibaldi 's invading fleet.

JWM and her husband crossed from Sicily to mainland Italy with a regiment of soldiers loyal to Italian nationalist Garibaldi .

Garibaldi wrote to her before the expedition with the warning that Mazzini's plan was destined to fail. She was imprisoned for four months, all the while maintaining her innocence and demanding a trial. She later...

From this year on, JWM and her husband divided their time between homes in Rome, Florence, and Lendinara.

After their release from prison in Bologna, JWM and her husband left Italy for Switzerland, where they lived above a post office in Lugano.

When JWM and her husband returned to Italy from England, she took up again her work as a correspondent for the Morning Star.

JWM and Giosuè Carducci published Scritti letterari e artistici di Alberto Mario, which collected the works of her late husband, with her own introduction.

After her marriage to Alberto Mario , JWM worked as a translator again, rendering his articles on Italian literature into English and preparing them for publication in England.

During 1861 JWM and her husband travelled throughout Italy and Switzerland, until they finally returned to London in December. They lived in England, although Jessie spent part of her time on tour, until they...