Anna Maria Mozzoni

Anna Maria Mozzoni (1837 - 1920) was an Italian feminist and a key figure in the Italian Women's suffrage movement and is known as the founder of the Women's movement in Italy. She was born in Rescaldina.

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 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) in Milan to promote a variety of causes of interest to women.

References

*Sunshine for Women. [http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/whm2003/mozzoni2.html Anna Maria Mozzoni 1837-1920]