Woman wins presidency at Italian club
Woman wins presidency at Italian club
Category: Article
| Title | Woman wins presidency at Italian club |
|---|---|
| Year | 2005 |
| Publication | New Zealand Herald |
| Publisher | New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME.) |
| Language | English |
| Geographic reference | Wellington |
| Time reference | 2005 |
| Online resource | YES |
| Topic | Italian women in New Zealand, Club Garibaldi, Strombolani, Second generation Italians, |
Subtitle: A woman is in charge of Wellington's Club Garibaldi for the first time in its 123-year history.
A short article about the first woman to be elected president of the Wellington's Italian Club Garibaldi: Ginette (Luigina) Toscano Page. The historic Italian Club was established in Wellington in 1882 by the earliest of Italian settlers to the region, but it had allowed women to be full members only in 1992. "But they were allowed to be part of the social committee because that had something to do with food - Italians love food," says Ginetta in the article. Ms Toscano Page's parents migrated to New Zealand from the tiny volcanic island of Stromboli, near Sicily. She is a founding member of The Strombolani Connection.
