Career Woman (Sixth Of Twelve) -- A closeup study of the famed playwright actress-congresswoman shows Clare Boothe Luce as she appeared, February, 1953, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She had already been named Ambassador-designate to Italy. Ambassador to Italy, Clare Boothe Luce was termed "the century's cat" for her acid pen.Clare Booth Luce said women should seek severance pay for past work as "domestics," instead of alimony,*****. February 20, 1953. (Photo by United Press).