SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR Both an existential philosopher and a central
feminist figure in the 20th Century women's liberation movement.
She taught through the example of her manner of living as well
as through her writings. BIO: Born in Paris Jan. 9, 1908. After
World War I, her father, a wealthy French lawyer who left his
job to fight for his country, lost his business and told his two
daughters that he would not be able to afford a dowry for either
of them, and therefore they were to become career women. Simone,
who viewed the "domestication" of women (such as her mother)
with detest, vowed that she would never marry for fear of
falling into her role. Her father gave her books and discussed
with her, but was not pleased when she denounced the subservient
role of women and assumed a place in society equal to that of
men. Graduated from the Sorbonne in 1929. Met Sartre and became
lifelong friends with him, and for a time, his partner. Due to
their many conversations & dialogues, it is impossible to
entirely separat