Elisa Chimenti (1883-1969) was an Italian-born author who recorded and translated the oral traditions of Moroccan women.
Chimenti grew up studying multiple languages in a multicultural environment, as well as learning from multiple faith disciplines.
[1] After the death of her father, Chimenti moved to Germany where she wrote two books and continue to study.
After marrying in 1912, Chimenti returned to Morocco where she helped her mother open an Italian school in Tangier in 1914, and would go on to teach there for many years.
[2] However, due to Mussolini gaining power years later, Chimenti was unable to continue running her school and became a full time journalist.