Laura Conti

[1][2] Born in Udine, after having lived in Trieste and Verona, she moved to Milan to attend the Faculty of Medicine.

She was secretary of the Casa della Cultura, founded and directed the Gramsci Association, and participated in the foundation of the Lega per l'ambiente (today Legambiente) in which she was president of the Scientific Committee.

The environmentalism of Laura Conti had a component of strong humanity that was rooted in her experience in the Resistance.

From Icmesa, a factory north of Milan, a toxic cloud came out containing many kilos of dioxin, a substance then almost unknown, which falls on the town.

With the publications Visto da Seveso and Una lepre con la faccia di bambina [A hare with the face of a child], the popularity of Laura Conti transcended national borders.