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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 woman, mother of American singer Frank Sinatra. She was born in Lumarzo (Province of Genoa), in northern Italy; she immigrated to the United States as an infant.
Feb 9, 2017 · She earned her living by working as a midwife who additionally provided safe abortions for Catholic Italian women across Hoboken. This is how she earned her nickname “Hatpin Dolly,” and a criminal record. It is said that she had been arrested at least six times and convicted twice for providing illegal abortions.
Nov 8, 2022 · Dolly Sinatra: One of Hoboken’s Most Fearless Women’s Rights Activists. Eliot Hudson November 8, 2022. As Election Day is officially upon us, it’s important to recognize the local heroes who fought for the democracy that we know today. The women’s suffrage movement saw a lot of fearless trailblazers fighting for the right to vote ...
His mother, Dolly Sinatra (1896–1977), was a Democratic Party ward leader. After sending a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in support of the president's stewardship, Sinatra was invited to meet Roosevelt at the White House , where he agreed to become part of the Democratic party's voter registration drives, and heavily campaigned ...
When Sinatra was six, his uncle Babe, Dolly's brother, was arrested for driving a getaway car after a Railway Express truck driver was murdered. Though Dolly attended his trial daily and attempted to evoke sympathy, her brother was convicted and sentenced to prison for 15 years.
Nov 14, 2021 · Dolly and her husband Martin Anthony “Marty” Sinatra were both Italian immigrants from large Catholic families, but after Sinatra’s traumatic birth, it was clear there would be no more...
Nov 2, 2003 · Jacobs takes solace in believing that Dolly Sinatra, who continued to see him in spite of her son's banishment, hated Sinatra's last wife as much as he does. ''She would tell me, 'He was better ...
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