Valentina Albertini and Maria Antonietta Gulino present Diamoci del Lei at GO, published by Giunti Psicologia.io. In the book, they do not simply list biographies, but reconstruct the way in which fifteen women transformed their scientific marginalisation into innovation.

Also on stage: Professor Luciano Mecacci, psychologist and former Full Professor of General Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Florence, and Professor Caterina Primi, psychologist and psychotherapist, and Full Professor of Psychometrics at the School of Psychology of the University of Florence, where she also currently serves as President.

The book:

The history of psychology has long been told from a male perspective, often leaving in the shadows the women who played a decisive role in its development. In a professional field that today is made up largely of women, recovering these roots is not merely a historical exercise, but a necessary act of awareness — one that restores the discipline to its full complexity.

From the clinical insights of Lou Andreas-Salomé and Sabina Spielrein to the theoretical strength of Anna Freud, Melanie Klein and Karen Horney, the volume brings back to light the very DNA of our daily clinical practice.

The journey also explores the methodological battles of experimental researchers such as Mary Whiton Calkins and Margaret Floy Washburn, as well as Eleanor Maccoby’s studies on development. There is also space for the social psychology of Mamie Phipps Clark, who was able to read human complexity within contexts marked by deep racism and exclusion.

The other figures included in the book are Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Margaret Mahler, Eleanor Gibson, Mary Ainsworth, Mara Selvini Palazzoli and Brenda Milner.

The book reminds us that contemporary psychology is, in fact, an architecture of thought shaped also by women. It is a compass for anyone interested in the history of psychological science: an invitation to stop considering women as “historical exceptions” and to rediscover them as part of an authoritative genealogy, capable of offering new generations of psychologists models in which they can fully recognise themselves.

With a preface by Serena Dandini.

The authors:

Valentina Albertini is a psychologist and psychotherapist, currently President of the Foundation of the Order of Psychologists of Tuscany. She teaches at CSAPR, the Centre for the Study and Application of Relational Psychology in Prato, and is a member of the clinical and teaching committee of SIPPR, the Italian Society of Relational Psychology and Psychotherapy.

She is the author of numerous scientific articles published in Italian and international journals, as well as several books, including Dal disagio psichico alla salute mentale. Il lavoro relazionale e la promozione del benessere.

Maria Antonietta Gulino is a psychologist, psychotherapist and lecturer at CSAPR. Since April 2025, she has been the first woman President of the National Council of the Order of Psychologists, and since 2020 she has served as President of the Order of Psychologists of Tuscany.

Over the years, she has worked on welfare and social issues as a member appointed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies. She is the author of many essays published in scientific journals and collective volumes, including La relazione che cura. L’unità della psicoterapia.

Franco Legni presents Il club delle 86, published by Giunti: the final chapter in the wildly unpredictable adventures of Italy’s unluckiest lawyer, Nichi Moretti — an antihero, or perhaps a hero in spite of himself. Also on stage will be Filippo Castiglioni and Bruno Magrini.

The book

After his criminal rehabilitation, with the charges of drug dealing, human trafficking, tax evasion and embezzlement finally set aside, Nichi Moretti is at last a free man and returns to his extremely boring hobby: practising law.

Every now and then, someone turns up to make use of his services. But when a heavily tattooed man with a strong Sicilian accent and his henchman appear, things go particularly badly: Nichi is kidnapped.

The two belong to a powerful “Family” currently dealing with a few misunderstandings with what civil society calls “justice”. They need a good lawyer to get them out of trouble — someone whose job is not so much to have the defendants acquitted, but to make sure they are convicted.

Irreproachable and, as always, unexpectedly effective, Moretti soon finds himself in trouble once again and more ready than ever to run. Marseille, Pamplona, Bilbao… constantly hunted by old and new pursuers, incredibly skilled at getting himself into the worst possible situations and somehow getting out of them battered — but alive.

The author

Franco Legni was born in Prato, where he lives and writes while pretending to work as a lawyer.

In 2003, he missed his return flight from Cairo and narrowly escaped an air disaster. He has run with the bulls in Pamplona and was arrested in Belarus for possession of false documents. In 2008, he published his first book with a publishing house specialising in pornographic magazines.

In 2016, aboard a commercial cargo ship, he travelled up the Amazon River as far as Manaus.

For Giunti, he has published Io, Nichi Moretti and Due di briscola. Rumours that Nichi Moretti is his alter ego are false and malicious, although his friends consider them entirely well-founded.

Andrea Iacomini, author, journalist and spokesperson for UNICEF Italia, will present La forza sia con te (People).

The event will be introduced by Olivia Castellino, President of the UNICEF Committee of Florence and Province.

Joining the discussion on stage will be Oxana Polataitchouk, delegate of the Honorary Consulate of Ukraine, cartoonist BIGO, and photojournalist Niccolò Celesti.

The event will be moderated by Sabrina Guzzoletti, journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Seeds of Florence.

The book:

At a time when war has become, for many, an unavoidable evil, La forza sia con te tells the stark reality of the conflict in Ukraine through the eyes of a traveler: Andrea Iacomini, journalist and spokesperson for UNICEF Italia. It is a deeply human journey shaped by encounters, fears and silences, where the tragically ironic title — the phrase spoken by an air-raid alert app after every narrowly avoided danger — becomes a powerful symbol.

The author travels through a wounded yet vibrant country, where everyday life intertwines with the sound of explosions and where every place holds a seed of resistance: a nocturnal melody played on the piano, an invisible suitcase, a bouquet of flowers offered so as not to forget beauty. But it is in the gestures of children — children who dream simply of being able to sleep, instead of sleeping in order to dream — that strength continues to endure, giving the title phrase an even deeper meaning. Because even in the midst of conflict, true strength lies in the dignity of those who resist.

The author:

Andrea Iacomini was born in Rome in 1974 and has been National Spokesperson for UNICEF Italia since 2012. A graduate in Political Science from the University of Tor Vergata, he has worked with UNICEF since 2008, documenting emergencies in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Ukraine.

A contributor to the HuffPost Italia and author of essays such as Buona Strada (2007) and Il Giorno Dopo (2016), he has also brought to the stage monologues inspired by his humanitarian missions, receiving the “Ignazio Silone” Prize in 2019.

After creating the campaign Tutti giù per terra, since 2019 he has traveled to more than 1,000 cities across Italy to raise awareness among young people about children’s rights. At the end of 2025, he published La forza sia con te with People. The book is already in its third reprint.

Andrea Iacomini is currently touring across Italy presenting the book, and all author royalties are entirely donated to UNICEF projects supporting children affected by the conflict in Ukraine.