Constanza "Nina" Rignano (née Sullam; 1871 – 1945) was an Italian philanthropist active from the 1830s until 1930s.[1]
Nina Rignano | |
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| Born | Constanza Sullam 4 July 1871 |
| Died | 26 May 1945 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | philanthropist |
| Known for | in the early Italian Women’s Movement |
| Spouse | Eugenio Rignano |
Biography edit
Rignano was born Constanza Sullam to wealthy Jewish parents in Milan, Italy and she received what was described as a modern education. She married Eugenio Rignano,[2] a philosopher from Livorno who was also Jewish, in 1897.[1]
Career edit
Milanese Jews contributed large sums to women’s education and vocational training but her interests had a more political tone, helping found the Unione femminile in 1899.[1][3]
With her husband, Rignano contributed to the Societa Umanitaria and Universita Popolare. Alone she worked for women's education.[1]
In 1901, Rignano wrote the bylaws for the Committee Against White Slavery.
She was discriminated against because she was Jewish. She was forced to resign from directorships and in May 1944 all of her assets were taken by law. She died in 1945.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d D'Ancona, Luisa Levi (Fall 2010). "Jewish women in non-Jewish philanthropy in Italy (1870-1938)". Nashim; A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies and Gender Issues (20). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Nattermann, Ruth (30 June 2022). Jewish Women in the Early Italian Women's Movement, 1861–1945: Biographies, Discourses, and Transnational Networks. ISBN 9783030977894.
- ^ Miniati, Monica (2021). Italian Jewish Women in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-74053-5.
- ^ "Nina Rignano Sullam e le leggi razziali. Scheda sul sito Le parole e le cose" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
See also edit
- Salerno S. Il contributo femminile alla medicina del lavoro di fine ottocento [The women's contribution to occupational health at the end of the nineteenth century]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon. 2011 Jul-Sep;33(3 Suppl):460-4. Italian. PMID 23393899.