Venice Gets Its First Female Gondolier
900 of male domination comes to an end. Never been to Venice, must make it before it sinks.
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"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. |