Elena Gatti Caporaso
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Elena Gatti Caporaso | |
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Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
In office 1969–1972 | |
Parliamentary group | Socialist |
Constituency | Lombardy |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 1953–1958 | |
Parliamentary group | Socialist |
Constituency | Pisa |
Personal details | |
Political party | PSI |
Occupation | Lawyer, civil servant |
Elena Gatti Caporaso (2 March 1918 – 13 September 1999) was an Italian socialist politician and feminist.[1][2]
Political career
[edit]She joined the Italian Socialist Party and played an important leadership role from 1949, as well as militating for civil rights as a member of the Unione donne italiane along with her friend Giuliana Nenni.[2] In 1954, at the National Conference of Socialist Women, she defined emancipation as an issue common to all women, cutting across class lines.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Di Scala, Spencer (1996). Italian Socialism: Between Politics and History. Univ of Massachusetts Press. pp. 136–137.
- ^ a b "Elena Gatti Caporaso". Fondazione Archivio Diaristico Nazionale. Retrieved 3 December 2019.