Silvia Bencivelli, Il dubbio e il desiderio. Eva Mameli Calvino
present Chiara Alessi
with the partecipation of Manuelle Mureddu
Eva Mameli Calvino, a pioneering botanist who lived from 1886 to 1978, left an indelible mark in the field of botany, from Sardinia to Cuba to Liguria. The mother of the famous writer Italo Calvino, her life was filled with discoveries.
Her story, emblematic of the female contribution to scientific fields, is celebrated in Electa’s OILÀ series, which highlights the lives of extraordinary women in the creative landscape of the twentieth century.
