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Dolly Sinatra (Italian pronunciation: [siˈnaːtra]; born Natalina Maria Vittoria Garaventa; [nataˈliːna maˈriːa ɡaraˈvɛnta]; December 26, 1896 – January 6, 1977) was an Italian-American homemaker, known as the mother of American singer Frank Sinatra.
Feb 9, 2017 · Frank Sinatra’s Italian born mother, Natalina Maria Vittoria Garaventa, dubbed “Dolly” because of her pretty face, was one of the many fearless and progressive women of the early 20th century without whom the United States and the world as a whole would be shaped in a different direction.
Oct 31, 2010 · Dolly — a nickname acquired as a little girl for being so pretty — was loud, relentlessly foul-mouthed, brilliant (she had a natural facility for languages) and toweringly ambitious. The...
Mar 1, 2022 · This is Dolly Sinatra, once known as "Hatpin Dolly." She provided illegal abortions to the women of Hoboken, she got arrested protesting for the right to vote, she ran a saloon during...
Nov 8, 2022 · In honor of Election Day, we’ve covered what you need to know about the valiant Dolly Sinatra and her championing of various women’s issues in Hoboken. The Head of the Household. Long before Frank Sinatra became a household name, his mother made headlines.
When Sinatra's mother, Natalina, was a child, her pretty face earned her the nickname "Dolly". As an adult, she stood less than 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and weighed approximately 90 pounds (41 kg). Sinatra biographer James Kaplan describes her as having a "politician's temperament—restless, energetic, unreflective". [ 17 ]
May 6, 2016 · In 1912, Dolly met 18-year old Antonio ‘Marty’ Sinatra, and would sneak into boxing matches dressed as a boy to watch him fight. Her parents, who were considered to be of a higher class than Marty, detested the relationship.
