Lear, Frances

Lear, Frances
▪ 1997

      U.S. feminist activist and founder of the magazine Lear's, a publication for women who "weren't born yesterday"; she financed the venture with $25 million from a more than $100 million divorce settlement received from television producer Norman Lear, who reportedly modeled the title character of "Maude" after her (b. July 14, 1923—d. Sept. 30, 1996).

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