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One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. - Simone de Beauvoir
" "One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
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About Simone de Beauvoir
Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French author and existentialist philosopher. She is now most famous for her 1949 treatise The Second Sex [Le Deuxième Sexe], a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism, and her long personal relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre.
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Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir
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