Kelly Ricciardi Colvin Bücher

Das Büchlein beinhaltet fünf Kurzgeschichten, in denen sich Frauen um die 20 Jahre den sexuellen Spielarten Kaviar und Natursekt hingeben.

"Adult" isn't a noun; it's a verb. Just because you don't feel like an adult doesn't mean you can't fake it 'til you make it. Adulting, based on the blog that started a movement, makes the scary, confusing "real world" approachable, manageable--and even conquerable. This guide will help you to navigate the stormy Sea of Adulthood so that you may find safe harbor in Not Running Out of Toilet Paper Bay. Along the way you will learn: how to be a better person in today's often crummy world--it involves the intersection between NPR and hair-straightening; what to check when renting a new apartment--not just the nearby bars, but the faucets and stove, among other things; [and] how to avoid hooking up with anyone in your office--imagine your coworkers having plastic, featureless doll crotches. It helps. From breaking up with frenemies to fixing your toilet, this fun, comprehensive handbook is the answer for aspiring grown-ups of all ages--back cover

Exploring the complexities of postwar French femininity, this book delves into how various cultural, social, and economic forces transformed women into desirable commodities. It analyzes the implications of this shift both within France and on a global scale, shedding light on the intersections of gender, identity, and consumerism in shaping perceptions of femininity.

The enfranchisement of women in Charles de Gaulle's France in 1944 is considered a potent element in the nation's self-crafted, triumphant World War Two the French, conquered by the Germans, valiantly resisted until they rescued themselves and built a new democracy, honoring France's longstanding liberal traditions. Kelly Ricciardi Colvin's Gender and French Identity after the Second World War, 1944-1954 calls that potent element into question.By analyzing a range of sources, including women's magazines, trials, memoirs, and spy novels, this book explores the ways in which culture was used to limit the power of the female vote. It exposes a wide network of constructed behavioral norms that supported a conservative vision of French identity. Taken together, they depicted men as virile Resistors for French democracy and history, and women as solely domestic support. Indeed Colvin shows that women's access to the vote emerged alongside an explosion of cultural messages that encouraged them to retreat into the home, to find mates, to have 'millions of beautiful babies', in the words of de Gaulle, and not to challenge patriarchy in any way.This is a vital study for understanding the nature of postwar France and women's history in 20th-century Europe.