Ada Gobetti (later Marchesini; née Prospero; 14 July 1902 – 14 March 1968)[1] was an Italian teacher, journalist and anti-fascist leader.

With her husband Piero Gobetti she contributed to several antifascist magazines, including La Rivoluzione Liberale which was suppressed in 1925 by the fascist dictatorship.

[2] She was a leader in the Italian resistance movement and she co-founded the female group of partigiane, Gruppi di difesa della donna.

She directed her energy to child development and translated 26 letters that were designed to be sent to first-time parents based on Benjamin Spock's philosophy and they had been written by Dr Loyd Rowland and published by the Louisiana Society for Mental Health.

[4] On 2 October 1978 she was posthumously awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valour for her role in the anti-fascist resistance movement.