The Independent Woman
Extracts from The Second Sex
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Existentialism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory
| Author: | Simone de Beauvoir | ISBN: | 9780525563419 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | November 6, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Simone de Beauvoir |
| ISBN: | 9780525563419 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | November 6, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
“Like man, woman is a human being.”
When The Second Sex was first published in Paris in 1949—groundbreaking, risqué, brilliantly written and strikingly modern—it provoked both outrage and inspiration. The Independent Woman contains three key chapters of Beauvoir’s masterwork, which illuminate the feminine condition and identify practical social reforms for gender equality. It captures the essence of the spirited manifesto that switched on light bulbs in the heads of a generation of women and continues to exert profound influence on feminists today.
“Like man, woman is a human being.”
When The Second Sex was first published in Paris in 1949—groundbreaking, risqué, brilliantly written and strikingly modern—it provoked both outrage and inspiration. The Independent Woman contains three key chapters of Beauvoir’s masterwork, which illuminate the feminine condition and identify practical social reforms for gender equality. It captures the essence of the spirited manifesto that switched on light bulbs in the heads of a generation of women and continues to exert profound influence on feminists today.
