In 1913, when the CNDI established a journal, "Attività Femminile Sociale" (Women's Social Activity) as its journal to disseminate information on the various groups working throughout Italy on women's issues, Schiavoni acted as its director for the first three years of operation. She not only managed "Attività Femminile Sociale" for the CNDI, but during World War I, served as manager of the "Associazione per la donna", which operated a legal service for refugees. She maintained staunchly that the women's movement must remain apolitical to benefit all women. As one of the section leaders of the CNDI, Schiavoni was one of the Italian women who attended and spoke at the 1915 International Congress of Women at The Hague.