Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist and feminist activist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher during her own lifetime, her work had a lasting influence on both feminist existentialism and later feminist theory, most notably through her analysis of the social construction of womanhood. She was a longstanding intellectual partner of Jean-Paul Sartre and helped found the leftist magazine Les Temps modernes. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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BirthplaceMontparnasse, Paris, France 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionFounded existentialist feminist philosophy with her analysis of women's social construction as the Other, providing the theoretical foundation of modern feminist theory. 1 Notable Work In the Other Atlases
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9 January 1908 - 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, nor was she considered one at the time of her death, she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory.
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