The Italian Interest Group, Eastside Gen Soc, is sponsoring “Staying Behind in Italy during the Age of Mass Migration - Everyday Life for Our Ancestors in Italy” with Victoria Calabrese. This presentation will discuss daily life in Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the period of mass emigration. The presentation will include information about home life, economics, society, gender roles, the emigration process, and what life was like for those who remained behind. This presentation gives a fuller perspective of the migration process, including not just those who migrated, but including those who never migrated, showing how their lives were affected just as much as those migrating.