Celebrate International Women's Month with a virtual discussion on Italian women who have “arrived” and are making an impact in the pages of “her-story.” Realized in collaboration with the host of the Italian American Life, Frank Di Piero, the program is based on Italian Women in Chicago, published by Casa Italia Library volunteers. The anthology, which collects stories of Italian American women organized into sections (from “Saving Our Stories” to “Pop Culture,” from "Entrepreneurial Spirit,” to “Shattering Glass Ceilings”), will spark the conversation on the importance of preserving and telling stories of women from different walks of life: a reminder to us all of the strength, resilience, and leadership women demonstrate every day. Frank Di Piero will moderate the panel, composed of Maria Laurino, an American author, essayist, and journalist (her latest book, The Price of Children, debuted in Italy in 2023 as Il Prezzo degli Innocenti); Marina Lenza, the Director of the Education Office of the Italian Consulate General in Chicago, in charge of the promotion of the Italian Language and Culture; Christina Marrocco, a writer and professor of English, creative writing, and Women’s Literature & Studies; Letizia Sorano, an Italian former History and Latin high school teacher who showed an uncommon entrepreneurial spirit once she migrated to the US. Registration fee: $10 | The link to the program will be shared, upon registration, a few days prior to the event.