Isola delle Femmine is a commune in Palermo Province in Sicily. It is located on the Mediterranean coast in northwestern Sicily, 15km from the City of Palermo. Beginning in the 1890’s, a substantial number of the inhabitants of this community immigrated to the United States. Primarily fisherman, these simple, hard working folk came seeking opportunity. Originally they settled in California, primarily in Black Diamond or to a lesser extent in the neighboring community of Martine
