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Mariella Gramaglia
Mariella Gramaglia (4 May 1949 — 15 October 2014) was an Italian left-wing politician and feminist. Biography Mariella Gramaglia was one of the leading Italian feminists, active through both journalism and political office. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies in the 10th legislature and had administrative and political offices in the municipality of Rome during the administration of the mayors Francesco Rutelli and Valter Veltroni. Professional start After graduating very young at the University of Turin, she moved to Rome. She published one of the first collections of feminist texts in Italy, already in 1972. For a few years she taught Literature and Philosophy at the Unitary Experimental High School of Rome and had among her pupils Valerio Magrelli, Fabio Ferzetti, Guglielmo Loy, Riccardo Barenghi, Nicola Pecorini, Daniele Archibugi and Alessandra Baduel. Journalism After a few years, she left teaching to devote herself, under the guidance of Luigi Pintor, to j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Turin
The University of Turin (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Torino'', UNITO) is a public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is one of the oldest universities in Europe and continues to play an important role in research and training. It is steadily ranked among the top 5 Italian universities and it is ranked third for research activities in Italy, according to the latest data by ANVUR. History Overview The University of Turin was founded as a ''studium'' in 1404, under the initiative of Prince Ludovico di Savoia. From 1427 to 1436 the seat of the university was transferred to Chieri and Savigliano. It was closed in 1536 and reestablished by Duke Emmanuel Philibert thirty years later. It started to gain its modern shape following the model of the University of Bologna, although significant development did not occur until the reforms made by Victor Amadeus II, who also created the Collegio delle Province for students not nativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Comencini
Francesca Comencini (; born 19 August 1961) is an Italian film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ... and screenwriter. She attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand (Rome), Lycée français Chateaubriand school with her sisters. She has directed 14 films since 1984. Her film ''The Words of My Father, Le parole di mio padre'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, her film ''Un Giorno Speciale'' was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. She was married to French producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier. Filmography * ''Pianoforte (film), Pianoforte'' (1984) * ''La lumière du lac'' (1988) * ''Annabelle partagée'' (1991) * ''Elsa Morante (film), Elsa Morante'' (1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Communists
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Benston
Margaret "Maggie" Lowe Benston (1937–1991) was a professor of chemistry, computing science, and women's studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was a respected feminist and labour activist, as well as a founding member of the Vancouver Women's Caucus, in 1988, the Euphoniously Feminist and Non-Performing Quintet in 1970, Simon Fraser University's Women's Studies Program in 1975, and Mayworks in 1988. For thirty years, Benston worked locally, nationally, and internationally writing articles, giving speeches, and lobbying politicians on behalf of the women's and labour movement. Benston died of cancer on 7 March 1991. Academic work Margaret Benston obtained an undergraduate degree in chemistry and philosophy and a PhD in theoretical chemistry from the University of Washington in 1964. Following this, she worked as a post-doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin. Benston joined Simon Fraser University as a charter faculty member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliet Mitchell
Juliet Mitchell, Lady Goody (born 4 October 1940) is a British psychoanalyst, socialist feminist, research professor and author. Early life and education Mitchell was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1940, and then moved to England in 1944, where she stayed with her grandparents in the midlands. She attended St Anne's College, Oxford, where she received a degree in English in 1962, as well as doing postgraduate work. She taught English literature from 1962 to 1970 at Leeds University and Reading University. Throughout the 1960s, Mitchell was active in leftist politics, and was on the editorial committee of the journal, ''New Left Review''. Career ''Women: The Longest Revolution'' Mitchell gained instant media attention with her pathbreaking articl"Women: The Longest Revolution" in the ''New Left Review'' (1966), an original synthesis of Simone de Beauvoir, Frederich Engels, Viola Klein, Betty Friedan and other analysts of women's oppression. The Cambridge Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Vianello
Fernando Vianello (17 August 1939 – 10 August 2009) was an Italian economist and academic. Together with Michele Salvati, Sebastiano Brusco, Andrea Ginzburg and Salvatore Biasco, he founded the Faculty of Economics of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Education In 1963 Vianello graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Bologna, presenting a thesis on Italian economic development under the supervision of Paolo Sylos Labini. In the same year he attended the sixth training course on " Economic Development" organized in Rome by SVIMEZ (Italian Association of Southern Italy's Industries Development), managed by Claudio Napoleoni. From 1964 to 1966 he was an assistant professor in the "''Principles of Political Economy''" course held by Sylos Labini at the Faculty of Statistics of the "Sapienza" University of Rome. In 1966 Vianello enrolled as an undergraduate student at Jesus College, Cambridge, and began attending economic courses taught by Joan Robins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanni Moretti
Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the 1986 Berlin Film Festival for ''The Mass is Ended'' and a Silver Lion at the 1981 Venice Film Festival for '' Sweet Dreams'', in addition to the David di Donatello Award for Best Film on three occasions (for ''Caro diario'' in 1994, ''The Son's Room'' in 2001 and '' Il caimano'' in 2006). Every film he has directed since ''Caro diario'' has been shown at the Cannes Film Festival, and in 2012 he was the president of the Official Competition jury. Life and work Moretti was born in Bruneck, Italy to Roman parents who were both teachers. His father was the late epigraphist Luigi Moretti, a Greek teacher at Sapienza University of Rome. His brother is literary scholar Franco Moretti. While growing up Moretti discovered his two passions, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serena Sapegno
Serena most commonly refers to: * Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player Serena may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Serena (genre), 13th-century Occitan poetic genre * ''Serena'' (1962 film), a British crime thriller * ''Serena'' (2014 film), an American drama film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper * ''Serena: The Other Side of Greatness'', a TV documentary about the tennis player Serena Williams * ''Serena'' (novel), by Ron Rash * Serena Maneesh, a rock band * ''Serena'' (video game), a horror adventure game Brands and enterprises * Nissan Serena, a people carrier/minivan * Serena Hotels * Serena Software People Surname * Aldo Serena, Italian football player * Bill Serena, American baseball player * Fernando Serena, Spanish football player * Gustavo Serena, Italian actor and film director * Michele Serena, Italian football player * Ottavio Serena (1837–1914), Italian politician, judge, prefect, and historian Given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Ravera
Lidia Ravera (born 6 February 1951 in Turin, Piedmont) is an Italian writer, journalist, essayist and screenwriter. Ravera has been a regular contributor to the italian edition of ''Cosmopolitan''. Her most popular novel, ''Porci con le ali'' ("''Winged Pigs''"), dealt with the disillusionment of her generation with the ideals of the late 1960s. In 1977 Ravera wrote a film adaptation of the book. Bibliography *''Porci con le ali'' (1976, with ) *''Ammazzare il tempo'' (1978) *''Bambino mio'' (1979) *''Bagna i fiori e aspettami'' (1986) *''Per funghi'' (1987) *''Se dico perdo l'America'' (1988) *''Voi grandi'' (1990) *''Tempi supplementari'' (1990) *''Due volte vent'anni'' (1992) *''In quale nascondiglio del cuore: lettera a un figlio adolescente'' (1993) *''Il paese di Eseap'' (1994) *''Sorelle'' ("Sisters", 1994) *''I compiti delle vacanze'' (1997) *''Nessuno al suo posto'' (1998) *''Maledetta gioventù'' (1999) *''Né giovani né vecchi'' (2000) *''Un lungo inverno fiorito e altre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Costa (politician)
Silvia Costa (born June 12, 1949) is an Italian journalist and politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. Early life and career Costa was born in Florence and received a degree in modern literature from the Sapienza University of Rome. She worked as a journalist for newspapers, magazines and television ('' RAI''). Costa was editor of the daily ''Il Popolo'' from 1978 to 1985. Political career Costa was a councillor for the city of Rome from 1976 to 1985. Costa sat in the Italian Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Christian Democracy party from 1983 to 1994. From 1995 to 2005, she was a member of the National Council for Economics and Labour. Costa was elected to the European Parliament in 2009 for the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
