Jun 13, 2024 1:53 pm
Tina Leonzi, the founder and president of Moica, the Italian Housewives Movement, has died. The sad announcement was made by the members of the national board. Leonzi has come to Ragusa several times to support the Moica municipal group, which was re-founded at the end of the 90s by Giovannella Spina Barbagallo, who later became regional president and, a few years ago led by president Anna Ottaviano. The group has now disbanded following the reform of the third sector but naturally the associative spirit that guided the Ragusa group continued, always looking also at the activities of the National Moica. The Ragusaoggi editorial team extends its deepest condolences to Leonzi’s family, continuing to underline the extraordinary battles carried out personally for the protection and recognition of the rights of housewives, starting from safety at home up to retirement.
The note from the national board
“It is with great sorrow that we communicate the loss of our beloved Founder and President Santina Gallinari Leonzi. She is measured, determined and far-sighted, she 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 journey.”
The Moica National Board
Who was Tina Leonzi
Tina Leonzi journalist, author of numerous publications on the condition of women. You coordinated the “Progetto Donna” study group on Christian feminism.
She was the founder in 1982 and president for more than 42 years of the Italian Housewives Movement, now MOICA Women Active in the Family and Society APS. You have always worked for the valorization of unpaid family work, which is nevertheless so important for both the family and society. You played a decisive role in the recognition of the INPS pension for housewives and the INAIL insurance against domestic accidents. You have had international relations (Fefaf and Unica) and important recognition at a national institutional level (primarily the invitation to the Quirinale every May 1st). She was co-founder of the National Forum of Family Associations and of the Volunteer Service Center of Brescia. Moica is present at the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
For those who wish to send their greetings, they can go to the funeral home of the Domus Salutis nursing home in Brescia – open for visits from 9am to 6pm.
The funeral will be celebrated on Saturday morning at 9.00 in the Parish Church of San Gaudeinzio in Mompiano – Brescia
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