During the second half of the twentieth century the Italian minority literature of Rijeka found itself in a particular socio-political situation. The minority literature was not only unappreciated but was also subjected to oppression by the socialist government. Instead of accepting this oppressive political situation, women writers of the Italian minority decided to devote themselves to preserving and passing down the italian minoritarian culture of Rijeka to future generations, inserting anteic symbols in their works. However, these writers did not abandon the aspiration of writing about everyday life from a woman’s perspective, dabbling into feminist topics. Although Rijeka’s women have historically enjoyed particular autonomy and social freedom, enviable from other western nations, these authors recognize fields where the female situation could still improve. This thesis will firstly explain the term anteism and its meaning for the Italian minority literature in Rijeka. The central part of the thesis will analyze verses of three poetesses from Rijeka: Nirvana Beltrame Ferletta, Tiziana Dabović and Laura Marchig. This will be done in order to discover the connection between woman emancipation and the native land.