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French Feminists Say 'Non' To 'Mademoiselle'

In France,  feminists are trying to do away with the word "mademoiselle," which they  see as separating women into two categories — married and unmarried — in  a manner men aren't subjected to. In this photo from 1955, ballerina Christianne Gaulthier, a dancer at the Moulin Rouge, dances through the deserted streets of Paris at the  crack of dawn. But was she a mademoiselle or madame? (Getty Images)
In France, feminists are trying to do away with the word "mademoiselle," which they see as separating women into two categories — married and unmarried — in a manner men aren't subjected to. In this photo from 1955, ballerina Christianne Gaulthier, a dancer at the Moulin Rouge, dances through the deserted streets of Paris at the crack of dawn. But was she a mademoiselle or madame? (Getty Images)

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