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Ada Gobetti

1902–1968
Portrait of Ada Gobetti
Autore sconosciuto, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain · Source

Ada Gobetti, born Prospero and later married Marchesini, was a figure of prominence in the Italian political and social panorama of the twentieth century. Born in Turin in 1902, she distinguished herself as a journalist, translator and partisan, linking her name indissolubly to the civil history of the country.

Her path is remembered in particular for an early and firm anti-fascism, which began even before the outbreak of the Second World War. Alongside her commitment in the Resistance, Gobetti devoted great energies to activism for social rights and for women's emancipation, offering moreover a contribution of fundamental importance for the promotion of secular education.


The farewell

14 marzo 1968 · Torino

Ada Gobetti passed away in Turin on 14 March 1968, at the age of 65.

Where they rest
Cimitero di Sassi, Torino
Sources

Photo: Autore sconosciuto, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain · Source

Cimitero di Sassi, Torino