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Matilda Cuomo (Mattia Raffa) was born on 16 September, 1931 in New York City, U.S., is a Former First Lady of New York State. Discover Matilda Cuomo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

Popular As Mattia Raffa
Occupation Advocate for women, children, and families
Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 16 September 1931
Birthday 16 September
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Matilda Cuomo's Husband?

Her husband is Mario Cuomo (m. 1954-2015)

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Husband Mario Cuomo (m. 1954-2015)
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Children 5, including Andrew, Margaret, and Chris

Matilda Cuomo Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Miscellaneous

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Timeline

1927

After arriving in the United States in 1927, her father Charles worked to establish his own firm, making supermarket shelves and refrigeration units and later invested in real estate.

Cuomo is the third of five children, with older brothers Frank and Sam and younger brother Joseph and Sister Nancy.

Cuomo's mother attempted to register her daughter for kindergarten at a Brooklyn elementary school.

However, the principal and school registrar threw both out of the registration because her mother could only speak Italian at the time.

Years later, Cuomo recalled the registrar yelling, "Get Mrs. Raffa out of here and tell her she can come back when she can speak English," at her mother.

During elementary school, Raffa's teachers called her Matilda, rather than her birth name, which was Mattia, which she accepted initially out of fear.

The name stuck and she has used Matilda ever since.

Cuomo attended Midwood High School.

A capable student who was accepted at Columbia Teachers College, Brooklyn College, and Hunter, she was persuaded by family to attend school closer to home out of concerns for her safety.

1931

Matilda Cuomo (born Mattia Raffa; born September 16, 1931) is an American advocate for women and children, former First Lady of New York from 1983 to 1994, and matriarch of the Cuomo family.

She is the widow of Governor of New York Mario Cuomo and mother of Andrew Cuomo who also served as Governor of New York before resigning in August 2021 and former CNN presenter Chris Cuomo.

1951

Matilda Raffa Cuomo met Mario Cuomo in 1951 in the cafeteria at St. John's University in Queens where they were both enrolled in school.

1954

She further pursued her studies in teaching at St. John's University in Queens, graduating in 1954 from St. John's Teachers College.

The couple married on June 5, 1954.

1956

Cuomo worked as a teacher and supported her husband while he completed law school at St. John's, graduating with a Juris Doctor degree in 1956.

1979

Cuomo served as a Second and First Lady of New York State (between 1979 and 1994) where she was highly active in advocating for women, children, and families.

She created initiatives that mentored children at-risk, facilitated finding long term homes for foster children, and strengthened families through providing education, including nutrition and immunization programs.

1984

Cuomo founded the New York State Mentoring Program in 1984 with the aim of creating one-on-one mentoring opportunities for children and young adults.

1990

She led New York's role in the UN's World Summit for Children in 1990 and the USA's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Cuomo has received numerous honors for her lifelong work as an educator and advocate for women, children, and families.

1994

In 1994, she was presented with the International Fellowship Hall of Fame award by the Coalition for Italo-American Associations in honor of her humanitarian efforts as an advocate for children.

1995

Cuomo was born Mattia Raffa in New York to parents, Mary (née Gitto) Raffa (d. 1995) and Carmelo "Charles" Raffa (d. 1988), who had immigrated to the United States from Sicily.

The state run program served over 10,000 students and was active with Cuomo as chair until 1995.

After the New York State program was discontinued, she transitioned the initiative into Mentoring USA, an international nonprofit child advocacy organization serving to create mentor relationships for youth ages 7–21.

1999

Her mentorship book, first published in 1999, was reprinted in 2002 and 2012 featuring a foreword by Hillary Clinton, and later recorded as an audio book in 2016.

Personal essays on mentoring by Joe Torre, Rosie O'Donnell, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Nora Ephron, General Colin Powell, and Cory Booker are included in her book.

Cuomo has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss her work in support of mentoring programs.

Cuomo co-chaired the Governor's Commission on Child Care and chaired the NY Citizens' Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.

2010

In 2010, she received the Lewis Avenue Alumni Legacy Award from St. John's University.

2011

Cuomo was honored in 2011 with the Champion for New York's Children and Families Award by the Maternity and Early Childhood Foundation in Albany, New York.

2015

Reported as "one of the great love stories," their close public and private partnership lasted 61 years until her husband's death in 2015.

The New York State Mentoring Program was reinstated in 2015.

She also chaired the New York State Decade of the Child initiative.

To help support her efforts to advocate for mentoring, Cuomo compiled and edited the book "The Person Who Changed My Life: Prominent Americans Recall Their Mentors," with proceeds going to the Mentoring USA nonprofit organization.

2016

She was the distinguished honoree in 2016 at the 75th Anniversary Jubilee for Midwood High School.

2017

The founder of the child advocacy group Mentoring USA, Cuomo was inducted to the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2017.

Cuomo was the recipient of the first Liberty Partnerships Program Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 for her work to improve the lives of New York's children through education and mentorship.

In 2017, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

2020

On March 20, 2020, her son, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, announced a protective order for people over 70 in the state in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

He called it "Matilda's Law" in honor of his mother, and appealed to all citizens to think of their mothers in abiding by the restrictions.