De Beauvoir, Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie (born January 9, 1908, died April 14, 1986, Paris). Member of the intellectual group of philosopher-writers who have given the topics of existentialism a literary reproduction is a feminist writer from France.
One of the initial sources of inspiration for the women’s liberation movement activists was her seminal book, “The Second Sex.” It is divided into two volumes, “Facts and Myths” and “Lived Experience.” But Simone de Beauvoir did not first identify as a feminist.
Liberation Through Socialist Struggle
Simone de Beauvoir refuted any connection to feminism in her 1949 book, “The Second Sex.” Like many of her friends, she believed that rather than a women’s movement, socialist development and class struggle were necessary to address society’s issues.
Revival of Feminism
She observed that socialism growth had not made women’s lives better in the USSR or in China than they were in capitalist nations as the resurrection and reinvention of feminism grew during the 1960s. Even though Soviet women held occupations and positions in the government, they were invariably the ones taking care of the children and the household at the conclusion of the workday. She saw that this was a reflection of the issues that American feminists were discussing around housewives and women’s “roles.” READ MORE…
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