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Lia Corinaldi
Lia Corinaldi
Born	27 December 1904; Turin, Kingdom of Italy
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 Italian Communist Party (PCI). Being Jewish, she experienced hard times during the Fascist rule in Italy.

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Corinaldi, Lia Bianca" (in Italian). Digital Library. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Profilo biografico: Lia Corinaldi" (in Italian). ArchoS. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "Corinaldi, Lia; 1904 - agosto 1988" (in Italian). Polo del '900. Retrieved 11 January 2023.