After she won a regional court appeal, 35-year-old German woman Alexandra Hai broke one of Italy's oldest male-only clubs rule to become Venice's first female gondolier. Since the beginnings of gondoliering in 1094, there has never been a female or any foreigner to steer a gondola. She once failed gondola-steering exam three times and fined £92 for illegal gondoliering. Link to Xinhua & IOLTags:
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