Our story
Alliance Donne Italian Women of Québec sees the light in 2019 via the vision of Anita Aloisio and Giuliana Fumagalli, two Italian-Montreal women, who didn’t know each other but whose paths should have crossed finally met! The need for women from the Italian-Quebec community to support each other and expand their circle and networks was obvious.
In June 2020, Alliance Donne officially constituted itself as an Non-for-profit organisation and organized several networking and exchange cocktail evenings to bring together women from all walks of life to showcase their contributions to Québec society. A participation in 2021 as consultants for the Montréal à l’italienne exhibition enabled the Alliance to consolidate and put forward its expertise and knowledge to highlight the presence of women and their contributions to Montreal’s economic, social and cultural influence. In June 2021, Alliance supported a motion Motion Mois du patrimoine italien at Montreal city Council to recognise Juin as official Italian heritage month. Alliance members laid the groundwork for a large-scale project to document, archive and showcase contributions that Italian immigrant women made to Montreal’s textile sector, entitled: Les Cucitrici/ The Seamstresses is set for completion in 2026, currently in development.