Who is Colette's Daughter and Grand-Daughter from The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories and what is their importance?

Colette's daughter and goddaughter appear in various stories throughout the collection. They are presented separately from each other in different stories, but they also have similar properties that unite them. Together, they represent the youngest women in the book...... Colette's vision of the future for women. Her god-daughter has a sardonic, precocious voice, and she has already formed opinions on everything from literature to love to hats. Her daughter similarly appears as a minor focus in other stories, as Colette watches her grow up and dislikes the way she must begin to conform to society's expectations for women. In general, the two young girls are depicted as funny, clever, and wise before their years.