[2] As a way to improve her understanding of the lessons she learned in school, she copied her class notes by hand at night and then sold them to her classmates.

"[4] One of Racheli's first jobs was working in a Milan patent office, which became a transformative experience, teaching her the importance of protecting intellectual property.

[3][5] The name of the company has since been shortened to Racheli and now operates two other offices in Italy in addition to the main location in Milan.

To do so, she worked with engineers Emma Strada, Anna E. Armour, Ines Del Tetto Noto, Laura Lange, Alessandra Bonfanti Vietti and the architect Vittoria Ilardi, to establish the Italian Association of Women Engineers and Architects (Associazione Italiana Donne Architetto e Ingegnere – AIDIA).

'[4]On 22 February 1923, Racheli married an engineer named Constante Domenighetti who had attended the same university and set up the company Società Italiana Macchine Edili Stradali e Agricole (SIMESA).