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...career to battling discrimination against women. Among her triumphs: establishing a shelter for abused women and children, and decriminalizing prostitution. After becoming a Buddhist nun, she tried in vain to raise the lowly status of nuns, and planned a college for them; it's now nearly completed. DIED. RUTH CRACKNELL, 76, Australian actress best known for her role as Maggie Beare in abc's hit comedy series Mother and Son; in Sydney. Working in theater, television, film and radio for 56 years, Cracknell won numerous accolades, including the Silver Logie for most popular comedy personality and for most outstanding actress...
...Ruth Wedgwood is a professor of international law at Yale and Johns Hopkins universities...
...DIED. RUTH HANDLER, 85, co-founder of Mattel and creator of Barbie, the first mass-marketed American doll with adult curves; in Los Angeles. Male executives at Mattel were skeptical of an adult-looking doll's appeal to little girls, but Barbie, named for Handler's daughter, debuted in 1959 and has since sold 1 billion worldwide. After feminists denounced her as a symbol of objectification, Barbie took on such careers as doctor and astronaut. Handler, a breast-cancer survivor, later made artificial breasts for women who had had mastectomies...
...known for his portrayal of the master-chef dad in the 1994 Taiwanese hit, Eat Drink Man Woman; in Taipei. Lung achieved international acclaim for his roles in Pushing Hands, The Wedding Banquet and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, all helmed by Oscar-nominated director, Ang Lee. (See Eulogy). DIED. RUTH HANDLER, 85, co-founder of the Mattel toy company and creator of the world's most popular doll, Barbie; in Los Angeles. The blond-haired, blue-eyed Barbie was named after Handler's daughter Barbara, and since its introduction in 1959 more than 1 billion dolls have been sold...
...University President Lawrence H. Summers watched with his daughter, Ruth, BU started its sprint 10 strokes early. Even that, though, couldn’t faze Radcliffe on this day, as it continued pulling away through the finish, eventually winning by two lengths in 6:43.3, its fastest time on the Charles this spring...