Alice B. Toklas was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde during early 20th century. She was life partner to writer Gertrude Stein and became famous through her portrayal in Stein's work "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas".
Feminism: The belief in social, economic, and political equality between sexes; it also refers to movements aimed at defining these rights.
Expatriate Literature: Literature created by authors living outside their home country. Stein and Toklas were part of this movement as American writers living in Paris.
Modernist Literature: A genre of literature that broke with traditional forms and techniques, often characterized by a subjective point of view, stream-of-consciousness writing, and a focus on inner psychological states.
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