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Detroit News: Pop culture expert discusses life and death of Farrah Fawcett

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Release Date: June 29, 2009

An article in the Detroit News about the life and death of Farrah Fawcett quotes Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, who said the actress represented a whole post-feminism shift, introducing the idea that "women can be strong and do anything a man can do, even in high heels and not have a hair out of place."