Elda Mazzocchi Scarzella | |
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Born | Elda Mazzocchi 14 December 1904 Milan, Italy |
Died | 6 May 2005 Milan | (aged 100)
Occupation | Social worker |
Known for | Establishing the Villaggio della Madre e del Fanciullo, a refuge for single mothers |
Notable work | Two autobiographies, published in 1985 and 1998 |
Spouse | Enzo Scarzella |
Children | Isabella and Alberto |
Relatives | Dino Risi, cousin |
Elda Mazzocchi Scarzella (1904–2005) was an Italian educationalist, social worker and philanthropist, who founded the Villaggio della Madre e del Fanciullo (Village of the Mother and Child) for single mothers in Milan and is also remembered for her work with children in Sardinia.