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The Second Sex

Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir’s groundbreaking work The Second Sex is a landmark in feminist philosophy and current thought. First published in 1949, this profound study explores the cultural, ancient, and mental forces which have described women as “the Other.” With remarkable clarity and intensity, de Beauvo...

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This book, written in 1949, was mentioned as an example of feminist literature arguing that historical and literary culture confirms a hierarchy in the eyes of little girls, leading them to discover their destiny through the eyes of men.

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So this is why Simone de Boivier was writing in the second sex in 1949. Everything helps to confirm this hierarchy in the eyes of the little girl, the historical and literary culture to which she belo...

— Episode: Ep. 1524 - The Culture War Is In Full Sw...

Episode: Ep. 1524 - The Culture War Is In Full Swing, And D...

This book, written in 1949, was mentioned as an example of feminist literature arguing that historical and literary culture confirms a hierarchy in the eyes of little girls, leading them to discover their destiny through the eyes of men.

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So this is why Simone de Boivier was writing in the second sex in 1949. Everything helps to confirm this hierarchy in the eyes of the little girl, the historical and literary culture to which she belongs, the songs and legends with which she is lulled to sleep are one long exaltation of man.

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