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In 2007 the NOIAW joined with the Italian Foreign Ministry, to establish an Exchange Program. Under this program Italian students spend two weeks as guests of the organization and on alternate years Italian American College students go to Italy. The organization awards scholarships each year to Italian American women for pursuit of higher ...
After World War II, Italian American women acquired an increasing degree of freedom in choosing a career and seeking higher levels of education. Consequently, the second half of the 20th century was a period in which Italian American women excelled in virtually all fields of endeavor.
Eduardo Ciannelli (1888–1969) was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals; Robert G. Vignola (1882–1953), born in Trivigno, Basilicata, Italy, one of the first Italian-American stars in cinema, later one of the silent screen's most prolific directors.
Raylene, born Stacey Bernstein, of Italian and Mexican descent on her mother's side, her father is Jewish of Polish and Austrian descent; Amber Rayne (1984–2016), born Meghan Wren, was of mixed Italian, Scottish, Irish and Native American descent; Raven Riley, half Italian, half Cherokee; Bonnie Rotten, of Italian, German, Polish and Jewish ...
Because the cancer was caught extremely early at stage 1 , she made a full recovery and has been cancer-free for over 30 years. She continues to support biomedical research, including efforts to develop a reliable screening test for ovarian cancer. [80] She is an honorary board member of the National Organization of Italian American Women.
The Dream Book: An Anthology of Writings by Italian American Women. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815606628. Bona, Mary Jo (1999). Claiming a Tradition: Italian American Women Writers. SIU Press. ISBN 9780809322589. Bona, Mary Jo, ed. (2007). The Voices We Carry: Recent Italian American Women's Fiction. UTP Distribution. ISBN 9781550710991.
Lynsey Addario (born 1973) - photojournalist known for her coverage of women in war-torn countries; Severo Antonelli (1907–1995) - legendary figure in Philadelphia Italian American history and the subject of one of the largest ever one-man shows at the Smithsonian Institution
Pages in category "Lists of American people of Italian descent" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... List of Italian-American women ...