Maria Alinda Bonacci Brunamonti (21 August 1841 – 3 February 1903) [1] was an Italian poet and scholar. [2] Her poetry dealt with contemporary issues, and she became the first woman in Italy to vote.
Bonacci Brunamonti published her first poetry aged 14. [3] Her motto was innovare serbando ("innovation through conservation"). [4] Bonacci Brunamonti's poetry explored conflicts, such as the 1859 Perugia uprising, the Battle of Magenta and the Battle of Solferino. [2] As a devout Catholic, she dedicated some of her works to Pope Pius IX. [2] Her poetry used classical metre and verse structures. [4] Bonacci Brunamonti was forced to stop writing following a stroke in 1897. [5]
On 9 November 1860, she was permitted to vote in a plebiscite regarding the annexation of Marche and Umbria to Piedmont, due to her political poetry. She was the first woman in Italy to vote. [6] [5]
Her father was Gratiliano Bonacci (1802–1871), a lawyer and professor of rhetoric. [7] [6] Born Maria Alinda Bonacci, [6] she married Pietro Brunamonti in 1868. [2] [5] Bonacci Brunamonti was born in and died in Perugia, and she lived there for much of her life, [2] also frequently visiting her father's birthplace of Recanati. [7] Bonacci Brunamonti taught at the Sapienza University of Rome. [2] She was a watercolor painter of flowers and plants. [2]
Maria Alinda Bonacci Brunamonti (21 August 1841 – 3 February 1903) [1] was an Italian poet and scholar. [2] Her poetry dealt with contemporary issues, and she became the first woman in Italy to vote.
Bonacci Brunamonti published her first poetry aged 14. [3] Her motto was innovare serbando ("innovation through conservation"). [4] Bonacci Brunamonti's poetry explored conflicts, such as the 1859 Perugia uprising, the Battle of Magenta and the Battle of Solferino. [2] As a devout Catholic, she dedicated some of her works to Pope Pius IX. [2] Her poetry used classical metre and verse structures. [4] Bonacci Brunamonti was forced to stop writing following a stroke in 1897. [5]
On 9 November 1860, she was permitted to vote in a plebiscite regarding the annexation of Marche and Umbria to Piedmont, due to her political poetry. She was the first woman in Italy to vote. [6] [5]
Her father was Gratiliano Bonacci (1802–1871), a lawyer and professor of rhetoric. [7] [6] Born Maria Alinda Bonacci, [6] she married Pietro Brunamonti in 1868. [2] [5] Bonacci Brunamonti was born in and died in Perugia, and she lived there for much of her life, [2] also frequently visiting her father's birthplace of Recanati. [7] Bonacci Brunamonti taught at the Sapienza University of Rome. [2] She was a watercolor painter of flowers and plants. [2]