Colette
(1873–1954)
Colette (B * SAINT-SAUVEUR-EN-PUISAYE, 1873 – D † PARIS, 1954) Pen name of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, French novelist. Before becoming a famous and respected author, Colette was part of a subculture of young emancipated girls in Paris. Her trajectory, begun well before WWI, reflects the changes in the lives of women at the time. Nothing intrinsically, however, destined the young Gabrielle Colette, daughter of a retired military officer from a small Burgundian village, to become one of the most…