PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THEIR LIFE

Angelini Sara and Meda Desara

People who changed their life

RITA LEVI-MONTALCINI

MAHTMA GANDHI

FRIDA KAHLO

FRIDA AND SICKNESS

On 17 September 1925, Frida suffered a very serious accident, the bus on which she was traveling was hit by a tram, crushed against a wall and completely destroyed. The consequences were terrible for her: her spine fractured in three parts, suffered the fracture of two ribs, the clavicle and pelvic bone.It was at this time that Frida started to paint. Many of her paintings from this time are self-portraits that show her pain and suffering. The first paintings she painted were self-portraits, because, as she says herself, «I spend a lot of time alone and I am the subject that I know best». In 1927 his painting became more complex: it reflected the feelings of the woman, the clash between her desire for happiness and the constant threat of her own destruction.

Early life

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist, she was born in Coyoacan, a small city in Mexico, in 1907.Frida grew up in a bright blue house called La Casa Azul with her parents and sisters. Until the age of 18 she showed no interest in art, she was more interested in sports to strengthen her health because of her serious illness polio suffered from an early age, which caused many consequences.

Frida KAHLO

LA CASA AZUL

Frida kahlo and diego rivera

Death and life after

In 1929 Frida married Diego Rivera, a Mexican artist who was famous for painting huge murals on walls. Both artists continued their work and became successful at home and abroad.The relationship between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera was turbulent, of love but also of adventures with other people, a bond sometimes full of hatred, which resulted in a divorce and a second marriage, in 1939.

Married life

Frida Kahlo died on 13 July 1954, after suffering more and more health problems. Her husband died three years later. Today Frida and Diego's home, La Casa Azul, is a very popular museum, dedicated to Frida's life and work. It displays paintings by Frida and Diego, as well as many objects from their life, to help tell the story of one of the most important artists.

Gandhi was the leader of the movement against British rule in India. He believed non-violent protest was a powerful way to make changes. He inspired many other civil rights leaders, such as Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela.

Mahatma gandhi

A Hindu nationalist assassinated him in Delhi on 30th January 1948.

In 1947, Britain proposed the formation of two new independent countries: India and Pakistan. The plan to divide India was very unpopular and there were violent protests. Gandhi didn't agree with the plan but he tried to bring peace.

When Gandhi returned to India in 1914, he became a political activist and led the movement for India's independence from the British Empire. He organised non-violent protests and he became very popular with the Indian people - they called him ‘Bapu’, which means father'.

Mohandas Gandhi was born in India in 1869. When he was 19, he went to London to study Law, and then he worked as a lawyer in South Africa for 20 years. He saw discrimination against Indian immigrants in South Africa and he worked to get basic civil rights for them.

Gandhi went to prison several times and he refused to eat in prison as a protest. The British government freed him because they were scared of the Indian people's reaction if Gandhi died.

The Salt March in 1930 was one of Gandhi's most successful protests. The British put a tax on salt, so Gandhi walked three hundred kilometers to the sea to make his own salt and thousands of people joined him.

She attended the Faculty of Medicine and graduated in 1936 with 110 A and later decided to specialize in neurology and psychiatry.

Rita Levi Montalcini was born in Turin in 1909, into a family of Jewish origin. Her father did not believe in women’s professional careers and was not in favour of enrolling daughters at the university. Rita did not give up and convinced him to let her study.

RITA LEVI-MONTALCINI

After the Second World War, in 1947, she was invited to the University of Washington where she continued her research. Continuing his experiments, between 1951 and 1952, he discovered the nerve growth factor, a protein fundamental for the study of the human body.In 1986, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology, along with her student, the American Stanley Cohen.

In 2001 she was appointed by the President of the Republic as a senator for life. Died on 30 December 2012, at the age of 103.

In 1992, together with his twin sister Paola, he set up the Levi Montalcini Foundation for the training and education of young people, especially African women students.The aim was to create a class of young women who could play important roles in the scientific life of their country.

"I am the mind, the body does what it wants"

"Better to add life to the days than not days to life"

Her mottoes were:

Rita Levi-Montalcini is considered an example of courage and determination.