Andreina Emeri
Andreina Emeri was born in Bolzano in 1936 and was one of the leading figures in the South Tyrolean women’s movement. She studied law in Rome and Milan and married Claudio Emeri, a lawyer many years her senior, against her parents’ wishes. Following their wedding, both returned to Bolzano. Emeri became the mother of four children and worked as a lawyer throughout her life, representing the interests of trade unions and the tenants’ protection association, for example. As a member of the “Kollontai Collective” women’s group – named after Russian revolutionary Alexandra Kollontai, Emeri co-founded the women’s advice center AIED (Associazione Italiana per l'Educazione Demografica) in Bolzano in 1973, which was affiliated with the national association and is still active today. Emeri took over the chairmanship and represented it at national level. At the center, she offered free legal advice and, as one of the first female lawyers in the region, played an important role for women seeking advice from all over South Tyrol. In 1983, Emeri stood as a candidate in the provincial elections in South Tyrol and entered the provincial parliament together with Alexander Langer for the “Alternative Liste für das andere Südtirol”. In 1985, she died unexpectedly while traveling in Norway. A street in the Kaiserau district of Bolzano is named after her.