More than 90% of the streets and squares everywhere are named after men: in Solarussa, however, things change.
The Municipality has decided this, having been working for several months to name several streets after women.
The citizens decided on the female figures. Just as happened with the square recently named after Dr. Roberta Zedda , killed 22 years ago in the emergency medical clinic on Via Garibaldi.
"Immortalizing female figures in urban memory is neither trivial nor a given," Mayor Mario Tendas emphasizes. "A study we conducted revealed that only 5% of place names in over 8,000 Italian municipalities are dedicated to women . This is an aspect that should give us pause for thought, so that we can ensure proper recognition for the women who have contributed, through their work, to improving society in all fields. This is why we have decided, in our own small way, to change course ."
A few months ago, the municipality invited residents to submit their proposals: "We provided some suggestions," Tendas explains. "Then we interpreted the popular will."
One street will be named after Dr. Adelasia Cocco : she was the first woman to practice medicine in Italy, way back in 1914. Another street will commemorate the town's historic midwife who delivered countless children: Giustina Cavazzuti . One street will be named after the poet and writer Alda Merini, and another after neurologist Rita Levi Montalcini , who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Medicine. A street dedicated to , who died in the Via D'Amelio massacre and was the first female State Police officer to lose her life in the line of duty, could not be left out. Citizens have also decided to name one street after the educationalist and one after .
