Ottavia Penna Buscemi | |
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Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
In office 1946–1948 | |
Constituency | Catania |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 April 1907 Caltagirone, Italy |
Died | 2 December 1986 Caltagirone, Italy | (aged 79)
Ottavia Penna Buscemi (12 April 1907 – 2 December 1986) was an Italian politician. She was elected to the Constituent Assembly in 1946 as one of the first group of women parliamentarians in Italy. Soon afterwards, she was the first woman to be nominated as a candidate to what would become the presidency.