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Laura Bianchini

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Laura Bianchini
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1948–1953
ConstituencyBrescia
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
1946–1948
ConstituencyBrescia
Member of the National Council
In office
1945–1946
ConstituencyBrescia
Personal details
Born23 August 1903
Castenedolo, Italy
Died27 September 1983(1983-09-27) (aged 80)
Rome, Italy

Laura Bianchini (23 August 1903 – 27 September 1983) was an Italian educator and politician. She was elected to the Constituent Assembly in 1946 as part of the first group of women parliamentarians in Italy. She was subsequently elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1948, serving until 1953.

Biography

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Bianchini was born in Castenedolo in 1903 to Caterina (née Ariccia) and Domenico.[1] She attended the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, earning a degree in philosophy and pedagogy. She subsequently worked as a teacher in Brescia. During World War II she became a member of the Brigate Fiamme Verdi and was in charge of its publication Il Ribelle [it].

After the war she was a member of the National Council from 1945 to 1946.[2] She was a Christian Democracy candidate in Brescia in the 1946 general elections and was one of 21 women elected. She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 1948 elections, serving in parliament until 1953.

After leaving parliament, she returned to teaching. After retiring in 1973, she died in Rome in 1983.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Laura Bianchini – Il pensiero e l’azione di una donna nella Resistenza cattolica Libera Università delle donne
  2. ^ Laura Bianchini Chamber of Deputies
  3. ^ Laura Bianchini Enciclopedia delle donne