femininity
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As a model and actress from the 1950s, she became an emblem of modern femininity and the sexual revolution before later taking up the cause of animal rights.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
In curating the exhibition, Marquez began to look inward, painting and photographing herself in ways she never had before: through the lens of femininity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Early is interested in the sickly vanity of eating disorders and conceptual femininity, and he explores the danger of these illnesses through a lens that is both uneasy and unique to his film.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
“It’s a modern kind of feminism that embraces self assurance and femininity on your own terms.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A boyfriend’s acceptance of me would guide me into that strange and exotic land of frills and femininity.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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When feminism fades, femininities are taken to extremes.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2014
Masculinities and femininities are being made and remade as polarised species.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2014
Once he had been on the verge of sounding Maurice in regard to Madame, Maurice was so learned in femininities; but this would have been an acknowledgment of his ignorance, and pride closed his mouth.
From The Puppet Crown by Harold MacGrath
And as a bee usually winds up with festivity, feasting, dancing, and the like, such femininities as the district possessed were brought over by their respective husbands or male relatives.
From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by William Delisle Hay
Agni comprehends not only all naturalistic gods, but such later femininities as Reverence, Mercy, and other abstractions, including Boundlessness.
From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Edward Washburn Hopkins
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