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EVA MAMELI CALVINO

Sassari, 1886 – Sanremo,1978

Botanist and naturalist, she was the first woman in Italy to obtain a teaching position in botany, in 1915, at the University of Cagliari. From 1926 to 1929 she directed the Botanical Garden of the University of Cagliari, before returning to carry out research at the Experimental Floriculture Station of Sanremo. Silver medal of merit of the Italian Red Cross and Bronze medal of civil valor.

Eva Mameli Calvino was presented by the students Angelica Cadelano and Aurora Elene Olla from the Motzo Classical, Linguistics and Human Sciences High School, Quartu S.Elena

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WANGARI MUTA MAATHAI

14 November 2023

Ihithe, 1940 – Nairobi, 2011

Kenyan environmentalist and activist. In 2004 she was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She was a Kenyan parliamentarian and Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki, between January 2003 and November 2005.

Wangari Muta Maathai was presented by students Elena Cabras and Bianca Nioteni from the Pacinotti Scientific High School, Cagliari.

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