Elda Mazzocchi Scarzella

Elda Mazzocchi Scarzella
Born
Elda Mazzocchi

(1904-12-14)14 December 1904
Milan, Italy
Died6 May 2005(2005-05-06) (aged 100)
Milan
OccupationSocial worker
Known forEstablishing the Villaggio della Madre e del Fanciullo, a refuge for single mothers
Notable workTwo autobiographies, published in 1985 and 1998
SpouseEnzo Scarzella
ChildrenIsabella and Alberto
RelativesDino 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.