Venice Gets Its First Female Gondolier

900 of male domination comes to an end. Never been to Venice, must make it before it sinks.

clipped from www.earthtimes.org Venice gets first female gondolier VENICE, Italy, April 2 Some 900 years of male-dominated gondola history may be at an end with a court's ruling that a woman can be a gondolier on Venice's canals. "We won, we won!" Alexandra Hai said Sunday. "I am delighted. It has been my mission." A regional court decided Alexandra Hai can ferry guests to three hotels, ending the 35-year-old German woman's 10-year fight to become Venice's first female gondolier, The (London) Telegraph said Monday.