| Editor: | Lea Melandri |
| Editor Title: | Director |
| Category: | Feminist magazine |
| Publisher: | Tartaruga |
| Founder: | Lea Melandri |
| Founded: | 1987 |
| Firstdate: | November 1987 |
| Finaldate: | December 1996 |
| Country: | Italy |
| Based: | Milan |
| Language: | Italian |
Lapis was a feminist magazine based in Milan, Italy, with the subtitle Percorsi della riflessione femminile (Italian: Paths of female reflection).[1] It was in circulation between 1987 and 1996.
Lapis was launched in 1987, and the first issue appeared in November that year.[2] The founder was a feminist theorist, Lea Melandri.[3] The magazine was started to document the women's transversal reflections[2] and was an independent feminist publication.[4]
The publisher of the magazine changed over time. A company in Milan, Faenza, was the publisher from June 1989.[1] Then the magazine was published on a quarterly basis by a feminist publishing house, Tartaruga, in Milan from March 1993.[1] [5] Later the frequency of the magazine was switched to monthly.[6]
Lea Melandri was also the director of Lapis from its start to its closing in 1996.[7] [8] Its notable contributors included Giuliana Bruno, Giovanna Grignaffini, Paola Melchiori, Adriana Monti, Maria Nadotti and Patrizia Violi.
Lapis covered a wide variety of topics from women in workforce to their contributions to cultural development.[5] The magazine had a regular section on cinema.[9] Its last issue appeared in December 1996.[1] The magazine produced 32 issues during its run.[10]