Beauvoir
The Castor
One is not born a woman, one becomes one. Simone deconstructed everything. With gentleness. With rage. For you.
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Life and journey
One is not born a woman. Simone proved it. She never let go of philosophy.
Their thought
Freedom is an act. reinvention. thinking the body, desire, old age.
What they leave us
The Second Sex remains the most important book on women's condition.
Major works
The Second Sex (1949).
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (1958).
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8 quotes
“On ne naît pas femme : on le devient.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“One is not born a woman, one becomes one.”
— Le Deuxième Sexe
“La femme n'est pas une victime, elle est une complice.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The woman is not a victim, she is an accomplice.”
— Le Deuxième Sexe
“Chaque jour est une vie, chaque vie est une aventure.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Every day is a life, every life is an adventure.”
— Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée
“Le secret du bonheur c'est d'être bien avec soi-même.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The secret of happiness is to be at peace with oneself.”
— Les Mandarins
“Vivre, c'est vieillir, rien de plus.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“To live is to age, nothing more.”
— La Force de l'âge
“Vouloir être libre, c'est aussi vouloir les autres libres.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“To want to be free is also to want others to be free.”
— Pour une morale de l'ambiguïté
“La vieillesse est une parodie de la vie.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Old age is a parody of life.”
— La Vieillesse
“On ne naît pas femme, on le devient.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“One is not born a woman, one becomes one.”
— Inconnu
