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  2. Miss Havisham - Wikipedia

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    The story tells how Miss Havisham (given the name of Catherine) is the daughter of a brewer. The story tells of more than just the infamous trauma of being left behind by her fiancé and goes on with her taking charge of her family's business before descending into vengeful madness, adopting Estella, and arranging the meeting of Estella and Pip.

  3. No one's sure exactly why this woman had a story to tell, because this woman lived as many as 6,000 years ago. We can still imagine her intoning scary scenes with foreign howls. A charming man's buttery voice might've won over a reluctant, longhaired princess; a beguiling forest creature's dry cackle a smoke signal for danger.

  4. 'I keep blooming.' Anne Hathaway on coming-of-age stories for ...

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    Anne Hathaway on coming-of-age stories for older women at SXSW ... Seemingly pulled straight from a One Direction fan-fiction, "The Idea of You" follows the love story of 24-year-old boy band star ...

  5. Invisibility in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Fictional depictions of the phenomena of "invisible women" due ageism and a societal focus on youth culture show women becoming socially "invisible" after a certain age (e.g., older than the late 40s or the 50s). In some novels and short stories, women at or beyond these age categories may get less invitations to social activities, dates, and ...

  6. 9 awesome stories of seniors showing age is just a number ...

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    Readers 60 to 85 share stories of how cycling, and running, are their own fountains of youth. The doctor is not always right. 9 awesome stories of seniors showing age is just a number.

  7. Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

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    Within the Studio the concern was that the drama of the fictionalized story would over shadow or belittle the women's stories in the documentary. According to Lynne Fernie, once putting the film together they knew that "nothing was going to overpower the personalities and storytelling of the women in the documentary." [6]

  8. 21 Fictional Female Presidents in Film & Television - AOL

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    Uma Thurman's President Ellen Claremont in Red, White & Royal Blue joins a long line of fictional female presidents on screen.

  9. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    A wizened, withered, and bitter old woman, often a malicious witch. Baba Yaga; Wicked Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) Gruntilda (Banjo-Kazooie) Hardboiled detective: Typically, a police officer or private investigator — often, a one-time officer unjustly cashiered from the force — rendered bitter and cynical by violence and corruption.