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A generation later, in a profession still dominated by men, actress Penny Marshall (Carole Penny Masciarelli) made the tough and remarkable transition from star of a hit TV series (Laverne & Shirley) to one of the few successful women directors in Hollywood. Her second film, Big in 1988 made her the first woman director in American history to direct a film that earned $100 million. Her other films include Jumping Jack Flash, Awakenings, and A League of Their Own.
In sports, Mary Lou Retton was the first American woman gymnast ever to win a gold medal.
In the early 1900s, Angela Bambace, an 18-year-old Italian American woman who worked in a shirtwaist factory in New York, organized the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) in New York and Maryland. She was elected vice president of the ILGWU in 1956, becoming the first woman to penetrate the all-male leadership of the ILGWU. She retired in 1972. In the medical field, California has children's and maternity ward in every county hospital, thanks to Dr. Mariana Bertola.
The woman who inspired this image for WWII icon "Rosie the Riveter" was Rosie Bonavita of Long Island, New York. In the world of commercial business, Celeste Lizio could hold her own in this competitive male dominated market. An Italian American woman entrepreneur, she came to America during the 1930s and opened a restaurant in Chicago. She founded Mama Celeste's Pizza; a line of frozen Italian foods and the rest is commercial history.
Our immigrant ancestors shared these same traits of determination to succeed at their goals. And whether it was business, politics, the arts, or medicine, they believed in three important things, education, handwork and honesty. These same traits and determinations connect the Italian American woman, one to the other, in her foresight and dedication to find success in whatever they desire to dream.
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