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Claude is a French given name originating from the Latin name Claudius meaning "strong willed". In French, it is used for both men and women. In English, it is mostly used for men; it is an uncommon given name for women or a family name.
[1] [2] According to The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang, it refers (pejoratively) to "a committed feminist or a strong-willed woman". [3] The earliest attested use, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a 1989 article in the Los Angeles Times about an anti-abortion protest that used the slogan "Feminazis Go Home". [1]
Lunafreya was designed to give off the look of a strong-willed woman. To achieve this, the designers focused on the shape of her eyes and mouth, blending her appearance in Final Fantasy XV with that in the film prequel Kingsglaive (2016) so she could project an air of grace and strength even when standing still.
Parenting a strong-willed child can be quite the trip. "A strong-willed child is a child who exhibits a high degree of independence, persistence, and determination, often with a distinct desire to ...
Dostoevsky's aim, unprecedented at the time in Russia, was "to depict a talented and strong-willed woman who refuses to allow herself to be crushed — who becomes the main positive heroine of a major novel", [4] rather than merely depicting woman as the victim of injustice or iniquity. The novel was originally subtitled "The History of a Woman ...
In an era where female stars were expected to sell sultry and sexy, Hepburn played strong-willed women and, controversially, even wore slacks offscreen.
"María Concepción" is representative of one of Porter's thematic preoccupations, in this case the depiction of a strong-willed woman "imposing order on domestic chaos." [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Critic James T. L Tanner notes an autobiographical element in this narrative, based on the "passivity" of Porter's own father, and informing her thematic ...
The novel tells the story of Indira, a strong-willed, intelligent woman who lives in the village of Kanuru. Set in rural Karnataka, the book explores the complex dynamics of family, caste, and societal expectations, particularly in relation to the lives of women.