One is not born a woman: one becomes one.

On ne naît pas femme: on le devient.

Simone de Beauvoir

The Second Sex

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Topic

Women

Author

Simone de Beauvoir

Source

The Second Sex

Genre

Historical literature Feminist literature

Language

French

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Beauvoir, Simone de. Le Deuxième Sexe. [The Second Sex]. 1949. Vol. 2, pt. 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Beauvoir, Simone de. The Second Sex. Translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. Vintage, 2011.

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