12 Facts About Camilla Ravera

Camilla Ravera was an Italian politician and the first female lifetime senator.

Camilla Ravera was among the driving forces behind Italian feminism.

Camilla Ravera was General Secretary of the party from 1927 until 1930 following the arrest of Antonio Gramsci.

Camilla Ravera attended various congresses of Comintern, meeting both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin in person.

Camilla Ravera was arrested in 1930 and was sentenced to 15 years.

Camilla Ravera first entered socialist circles after delivering her brother Cesare's dues to the Italian Socialist Party, of which she later became a member.

Camilla Ravera began writing essays promoting socialism, and later moved to Turin to become a teacher.

Camilla Ravera's writings attracted the attention of Antonio Gramsci, who invited her to write columns for his newspaper L'Ordine Nuovo.

In November 1922, Camilla Ravera attended Comintern's Fourth Congress as a delegate for the Communist Party of Italy.

Camilla Ravera became the General Secretary of the party in 1927.

Camilla Ravera partook in Comintern's Sixth Congress in 1928 in Moscow, and was offered permanent residency in the city, which she declined.

Camilla Ravera served as a member of the Italian Parliament as a member of the party, where she signed onto bills, including those which focused on the protection of mothers and equal wages for women.