Giulia Solomita, the first woman from the South, and one of the first in Italy, to obtain a public category D driving license at the age of 25, died in Satriano di Lucania (Potenza) at the age of 85. , what you need to be able to drive buses. She got her driving license in the 1960s and for years driving one of the buses of the Camera autolinee, her and her husband’s transport company, took students to high schools in Potenza and pilgrims to various sanctuaries in Italy.
“A tenacious, capable and courageous woman – explains Umberto Vita, mayor of Satriano di Lucania – who despite the resistance and the macho culture of the 60s managed to get, the first woman in the South, the D driving license. She immediately entered the heart of the Satrianesi thanks to his smile and his availability to everyone and in particular to the weakest and most fragile. Giulia was an example of a woman who managed to combine work with love for the family. This is also why it leaves a great void in our community ».
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