The birth of the Italian state dates back to 1861. From that year to today, the men and women of Italy have come a long way together hand in hand. The world famous Italian women that many of you will remember are:

Science :

Rita Levi Montalcini (born 1909 ; died 2012) : Neurobiology and Nobel Prize awarded

Margherita Hack (born 1922 ; died 2013) : Astrophysics

Elena Cattaneo (born 1962 ) : Pharmacologist and Senator for life

Literature :

Grazia Deledda (born 1871 ; died 1936) : Novelist and Nobel Prize awarded

Oriana Fallaci (born 1929 ; died 2006) : Journalist

Dacia Maraini (born 1936) : Novelist and Formentor Prize awarded

Politic :

Nilde Iotti (born 1920 ; died 1999) : Politician and President of the Chamber of Deputies

Tina Anselmi (born 1927 ; died 2016) : Politician

Show business :

Sophia Loren (born 1934) : Actress

Laura Pausini (born 1974) : Singer

Monica Bellucci (born 1964) : Actress

Sport :

Federica Pellegrini (born 1988) : Swimmer

Novella Calligaris (born 1954) : Swimmer

Italian living women scientists

Heirs of the great Italian Scientists of the past are today;

Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, Francesca Colavita e Concetta Castilletti 

Spallanzani researchers who isolated the corona virus

Astronaut is the first Italian woman of ESA.

Stamina cells Italian scientist

General Director of CERN

She invented the refrigerator that doesn't need electricity

BARBARA MAZZOLAI

Coordinator of the IIT Micro-BioRobotics Center in Pontedera (Pisa)

CECILIA LASCHI

She coordinated the "octopus-inspired robotics" project that led to the first "soft robot". She is responsible for the "Plantoid project", for the development of the first robot inspired by plants in the world.