About Colette Dowling
Born 1938. Colette Dowling is a writer and psychotherapist.
Colette Dowling (born c. 1938) is an American writer best known for her 1981 book The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of Independence, which was a New York Times best-seller. She has a psychotherapy practice in New York.
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Who is Colette Dowling?
American writer
When was Colette Dowling born?
Colette Dowling was born in 1938.
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Colette Dowling is a writer and psychotherapist.
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