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Berlusconi sparks feminist backlash in Italy
ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi's cutting remark about a female rival's lack of beauty has stirred a rare public backlash from thousands of Italian women who had largely kept silent about the prime minister's womanizing and sex scandals.
Nations:Italy People:Silvio Berlusconi George Clooney Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-20
Feminism Pioneer Betty Friedan Dies at 85
Betty Friedan, whose manifesto "The Feminine Mystique" helped shatter the cozy suburban ideal of the post-World War II era and laid the groundwork for the modern feminist movement, died Saturday, her birthday. She was 85.
Nations:U.S. People:Geraldine Ferraro Hillary Clinton
2006-02-04
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