[Ads-l] Antedating of "Fascism" (Non-Italian Meaning)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Aug 26 22:50:33 UTC 2023


fascism (OED, 1.b., 1923)

1922 _Appleton Post-Crescent_ 28 Dec. 4/6 (Newspapers.com)  We see unscrupulous firebrands preparing secret fires here and there, whence Germany [sic] fascism will be engendered.

Fred Shapiro

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