She’s dead Tina Leonzi. Born in Brescia on 19 September 1930, she dedicated her life to promoting the dignity of women’s work, inside and outside the home. The curriculum of Tina Leonzi, awarded the Gold medal in the 2010 Bulloni Awardis very long and full of important elements for the recognition of the role of women in the family and in society.
A life in motion, that of the journalist and writer from Brescia – born Santina Gallinari – who, from her Mompiano, has broadened her horizons, achieving results and recognition on a global level.
Commander of Merit of the Republic in 2005author of various publications and long-time collaborator of our newspaper, gave birth to the association Moica – Italian Housewives Movement -, led from its foundation on 11 November 1982 and until 2022 (only to then resume its presidency with a spirit of service in September 2023), and which, over the years, has seen groups arise in 130 locations across the national territory.
Tina Leonzi was also founding president and president-elect, from 1994 to 2000, of theUnica – Intercontinental Housewives Union – to also allow women from other continents, in particular from South America, to share the objectives of the Movement. From 1990 to 1994, you were a member of the Board of Directors of the ASM of Brescia, acting as vice-president and acting president in the last four months of your mandate.
«It is with great sorrow that we communicate the loss of our beloved founder and president Santina Gallinari Leonzi – the words of the national board of Moica -. Measured, determined and far-sighted has given voice and dignity to the invisible work of family care in Italy and around the world. Tina will continue to be the lighthouse that will follow every step of our future path.”
Funeral home and funerals
Those who wish to send their greetings to Tina Leonzi will be able to go to the funeral home of the Domus Salutis nursing home in Brescia in via Lazzaretto 3, open for visits from 9am to 6pm.
The funeral it will instead be celebrated on Saturday 15th at 9am in the parish church of San Gaudenzio in Mompiano.
