Elisabeth Badinter

Élisabeth Badinter (née Bleustein-Blanchet; 5 March 1944, Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French philosopher, author and historian.She is best known for her philosophical treatises on feminism and womens role in society. She is an advocate of liberal feminism and women migrant workerss rights in France. A 2010 Marianne news magazine poll named her Frances most influential intellectual, primarily on the basis of her books on womens rights and motherhood.Badinter is the largest shareholder of Publicis, a multinational advertising and public relations company, and the chairwoman of its supervisory board. According to Forbes, she is one of the wealthiest French citizens with a fortune of around US$1.8 billion in 2012.

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