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<p>FILE - In this May 18, 1971 file photo, Evelyn Y. Davis, holds up a bullet from an ammunition bandolier she wore to a shareholders meeting of 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. in Wilmington, Del. as company official Charles M. Lewis reaches for it. Davis, commenting on the election of a new board of directors said, "Here, fight it out." For decades, Davis, who has been buying a few shares of big companies, attends their annual meetings, turning them into her personal stage. But in 2012, Davis didn't show up at any company's annual meeting. Age has finally made her do what the most powerful CEOs in America couldn't: Give it a rest. "I'm not so young anymore," said Mrs. Davis, 82. (AP Photo)</p>

<p>FILE - In this May 18, 1971 file photo, Evelyn Y. Davis, holds up a bullet from an ammunition bandolier she wore to a shareholders meeting of 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. in Wilmington, Del. as company official Charles M. Lewis reaches for it. Davis, commenting on the election of a new board of directors said, "Here, fight it out." For decades, Davis, who has been buying a few shares of big companies, attends their annual meetings, turning them into her per…

July 15, 2012

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The Gadfly pipes down

Evelyn Y. Davis is the world's most famous shareholder activist. She's also the most outspoken, the most outrageous, the most intelligent, the most confident, the most charming.