Maria Maddalena Rossi

Maria Maddalena Rossi
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
8 May 1948 – 15 May 1963
ConstituencyVerona (1948–1953)
Siena (1953–1963)
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
ConstituencyVerona
Mayor of Portovenere
In office
1970–1975
Preceded byGiovanni Mariotti
Succeeded byMauro Lotti
Personal details
Born29 September 1906
Codevilla, Italy
Died19 September 1995(1995-09-19) (aged 88)
Milan, Italy
Political partyItalian Communist Party
ProfessionChemist

Maria Maddalena Rossi (29 September 1906 – 19 September 1995) was an Italian anti-fascist partisan, communist politician, feminist, and journalist.[1] She was a leading voice for leftist women and women's rights in the years following the Second World War.[2]

  1. ^ Tambor, Molly (2014). The Lost Wave: Women and Democracy in Postwar Italy. Oxford University Press. pp. 70–73.
  2. ^ Di Scala, Spencer (1996). Italian Socialism: Between Politics and History. Univ of Massachusetts Press. pp. 135–136.

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