She published works devoted to the history of Naples at the end of 700 and the events of the Neapolitan Republic. In 1993 she published 'Cara Eleonora' dedicated to Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel, and in 1998 came 'L'amante della rivoluzione', on the figure of Luisa Sanfelice. In the European elections of 1994 Macciocchi was a candidate for parliament in the lists of the Patto Segni, but was not elected.