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Word: forli (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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In Great Britain the honorary president of a vast pyramid of women's war organizations is Queen Elizabeth, whose wardrobe contains a choice assortment of female uniforms (TIME, Oct. 9). Last week in Paris petite Eve Curie, newly installed as Chief of the Feminine Section of the Ministry of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Too Busy! | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

Unlike London, Paris has no beauteous peers' daughters standing by their Rolls-Royces in trick uniforms waiting for statesmen to emerge from Government buildings and be whisked away. There are no French sailorettes like the pert British "Wrens." At French air fields no uniformed female auxiliaries lunch gaily with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Too Busy! | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

Just after World War II broke, several socialite groups sought the patronage of Mme Gamelin, wife of the French Generalissimo, and one, reputedly, received this characteristic note: "My wife excuses herself for being too busy to reply personally to your request that she be honorary president of your organization, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Too Busy! | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

Defense Passive. Such general war work as French women have time for, after doing their own, is attended to by thousands of small committees organized in cities and towns, with no coordinating or super-organization. They do a specific job in a specific place, and their general attitude, emphasized by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Too Busy! | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

Only other World War II women's organization in France with a uniform-none was uniformed in World War I-is the Section Automobile Feminine Française. This is composed of about 1,200 definitely wealthy women, each owning her own car, for only the rich have cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Too Busy! | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

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