Anna Maria Mozzoni (5 May 1837 – 14 June 1920) is commonly held as the founder of the woman's movement in Italy. One of the roles she is most known for is her pivotal involvement in gaining woman's suffrage in Italy.
Biography
Mozzoni was born in
Milan in 1837.
Early in her career Mozzoni embraced the
utopian socialism of
Charles Fourier. She later defended the poor and championed women's equality, arguing that women needed to enter the workplace to develop the female personality outside of the "''monarcato patriarcale''" (patriarchal family).
In 1864 she wrote ''Woman and her social relationships on the occasion of the revision of the Italian Civil Code'' (La donna e i suoi rapporti sociali in occasione della revisione del codice italiano), a feminist critique of Italian family law. In 1877 Mozzoni presented a
petition to parliament for woman suffrage. In 1878 Mozzoni represented Italy at the International Congress on Women's Rights in
Paris.
In 1879 she published her translation from English into Italian of ''
The Subjection of Women'' by
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament (MP) and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to ...
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In 1881 Mozzoni joined with other republicans, radicals, and socialists in a call for
universal suffrage, including woman suffrage. In 1881 she also founded the League for the Promotion of the Interests of Women (''
Lega promotrice degli interessi femminili Lega promotrice degli interessi femminili ('League for the Promotion of the Interests of Women') was an Italian organization for women's rights, founded in 1880. It was the first organization for women's right in Italy.
It was founded by Anna M ...
'') in
Milan to promote a variety of causes of interest to women.
Mozzoni died in
Rome on 14 June 1920.
See also
*
History of feminism
*
List of suffragists and suffragettes
References
*Sunshine for Women
Anna Maria Mozzoni 1837-1920
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1837 births
1920 deaths
People from the Province of Varese
Italian feminists
Italian suffragists
19th-century Italian women
Italian socialist feminists