Lia Corinaldi
Lia Corinaldi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 December 1904 |
| Died | August 1989 (aged 84–85) Turin, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Lia Corinaldi (1904–1989) was an Italian teacher and politician who was a member of the
Biography
Corinaldi was born in Turin on 27 December 1904.[1] She hailed from a Jewish family, and her father was a lawyer.[1] She received a PhD in philosophy in 1929 and began to work as a teacher in 1930.[2] Later she became a professor of philosophy and pedagogy.[1] On 24 December 1938, she was expelled from her teaching duties following the introduction of the racial laws.[1][2] However, she continued her teaching activity at a Jewish high school in Turin until its forced closure in 1940.[2] From 1941, she continued her teaching activity at the Saracco Institute using a false name.[2] She was an active militant in the defense groups led by women and joined the PCI in 1943.[1] From 1945 she resumed her teaching profession in Turin.[2] She became the head of the school commission of the Turin Federation of the PCI and also, the trade union leader of the school.[2] She was part of the board of the Turin Communist Federation and cofounder of the Cultural Union of Turin.[1] She died in Turin in August 1989.[3]
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