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Beatrice Taponecco sources her Carrara marble from the same quarry as Michelangelo. Her monumental statue will be unveiled in Nova Gorica, Slovenia, on 29 October 2025.
/in Uncategorized English /by Women in Action WorldwideThe Carrara marble sculptor will unveil her monumental work on 29 October 2025 in Nova Gorica, Slovenia, on the border with Italy. After winning an international competition for the installation of public sculptures, Beatrice chose a block of white marble of rare quality from the Cava Ruggetta quarry. This marble quarry has historical value because […]
The World of Women Tuscany at the Swiss Club of Pisa-Livorno, Livorno 12 October 2025
/in Uncategorized English /by Women in Action WorldwideInvited by the Swiss Club of Pisa-Livorno, Carin Salerno presented the book to its members on October 12, 2025, with the participation of Laura Freddi, herbalist, and Benedetta Pallesi, musician with “De Soda Sisters”, two women whose stories are presented in the book.
“The World of Women Tuscany” stops over in Volterra!
/in Uncategorized English /by Women in Action WorldwideCome and join us at the occasion of the book presentation in Volterra, Friday 29. August 2025, together with the author and the women of the book. Invito Volterra 29.08.2025
Riparbella 3 August 2025: next milestone for the book “The World of Women Tuscany”
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Book launch
/in Uncategorized English /by Women in Action WorldwideTo celebrate the launching of the book “The World of Women Tuscany”, many women of the book and guests have met at the agritourism facility “Il Cerreto” in Pomarance, on July 2nd, 2025. We thank Paola Ortalda for her generous hospitality and Valerio Buffa, photographer, for capturing these memorable moments in picture. .
The World of Women Tuscany is out !
/in Uncategorized English /by Women in Action WorldwideThe World of Women Tuscany will be launched on July 2nd 2025 at “Il Cerreto” in Pomarance together with all the women of the book. An occasion to celebrate creative and inspiring women with stories that convey energy, passion and empathy.
Discover the cover of the new book “The World of Women Tuscany
/in Uncategorized English pll_67616365a3d0c /by Women in action WorldwideNew “The World of Women Tuscany”
/in Uncategorized English /by Women in Action WorldwideA new volume in the collection of travel books “The World of Women” is in preparation: ’The World of Women Tuscany’. Published in Italian and translated into English, the book will be released at the end of spring 2025. It celebrates the charm, beauty, history and social, political, economic and environmental progress of rural […]
The World of Women Myanmar now available in Cambodia
/in Non classé English pll_5a3946571d0c3 /by Women in Action WorldwideGet your copy of the World of Women Myanmar in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap at Monument Books Store
Meet us at “Livre sur les Quais” in Morges
/in Non classé English /by Women in Action WorldwideGet a new insight into Switzerland with an unprecedented travel guide and joins Elisabeth Thorens and Andréane Leclercq, the author and translator, at the Livre sur les Quais in Morges Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September 2017. Program: here