Adriana Fabbri Seroni, commonly known as Adriana Seroni (9 June 1922 – 9 April 1984) was an Italian journalist and politician of the

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, member of the

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from 1972 to 1984.

Biography

Seroni was born in

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on 9 June 1922. She finished her degree on humanities and became a journalist. As a journalist, she defended women's rights. In 1972, she became a

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member for the

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. She was a

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and a journalist until her death in 1984.''Quando il sesso faceva paura ai compagni dirigenti''

Bibliography

* Adriana Seroni, ''La questione femminile in Italia, 1970-1977'',

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* Idem, ''Donne comuniste: identità e confronto'',

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: C. Salemi, 1984 * Massimo d'Alema, ''A Mosca l'ultima volta: Enrico Berlinguer e il 1984'', Editore Donzelli

Notes

External links

About Adriana Seroni in the Official Website of Italian Chamber of Deputies

Adriana Seroni's pictures on the historical archive of l'Unità
1922 births 1984 deaths Politicians from Florence Journalists from Florence Italian Communist Party politicians Deputies of Legislature VI of Italy Deputies of Legislature VII of Italy Deputies of Legislature VIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature IX of Italy 20th-century Italian women politicians Italian women journalists 20th-century Italian women writers Communist women writers Socialist feminists 20th-century Italian journalists Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) {{Italy-politician-ItalianCommunistParty-stub