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Angela Maria Guidi Cingolani

Angela Maria Guidi Cingolani (; 31 October 1896 – 11 August 1991) was an Italian politician. A member of the Christian Democracy, she was part of the Constituent Assembly of Italy and later became a member of the Chamber of Deputies.

Life

A native of Rome, Guidi Cingolani was a member of the Popular Party and the Young Women of Catholic Action. She graduated from the University of Naples "L'Orientale" in Slavic languages and literatures.

In 1948, following the fall of the Fascists from power, she was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Italy with a number of other women.

Between 1951 and 1953 she was the first Italian woman to be Undersecretary to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. She was later elected mayor of the municipality of Palestrina.

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