The White Pebble: Madame Nhu's Memoirs - Tuong Vu

Nhu, Ngô Đình: - Madame Ngô Đình Nhu (given name Trần Lệ Xuân) (1924-2011) nwas the influential and controversial de facto First Lady of South Vietnam, nknown for her forceful personality and striking beauty, nfor her advocacy for gender equality, and for nher audacity in challenging powerful men, including US and South Vietnamese nleaders. As the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and adviser to President Ngô Đình nDiệm, she was among the most important yet poorly nunderstood figures in postcolonial nSouth Vietnamese politics. nn