Luisa Zeni

Luisa Zeni (Arco, 1896 - 1940) was an Italian secret agent and writer.

Biography

Early years She was born in Arco, Trentino, in 1896. The daughter of a blacksmith, she lost her mother when a small child.

She lived in the early years of the twentieth century, in the climate of growing tension within the Austro-Hungarian Empire between Italians and Germans. An irredentist, she came from a region hesitant between a centuries-old loyalty to the Habsburgs and the call for Italian independence. After crossing the border in 1914, she played an important role in the pro-war propaganda within the Committee of the Adriatic and Trento Irredents (Comitato degli Irredenti Adriatici e Trentini). She also wrote of her experiences. Briciole: ricordi di una donna in guerra (1926) Irredento (1928) Figli d'Italia (1932)