What is Benoîte Groult?
{{infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | image = Benoîte Groult (1983) by Erling Mandelmann.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|1|31}} | birth_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|6|20|1920|1|31}} | death_place = [[Hyères]], [[France]] | resting_place = | occupation = | language = | nationality = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse(s) = | partner(s) = | children = | relative(s) = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | portaldisp = }} '''Benoîte Groult''' (January 31, 1920, in [[Paris]] – June 20, 2016 in [[Hyères]]) was a [[French people|French]] journalist, writer and feminist activist. Her novel ''Les vaisseaux du cœur'', published in 1988, was called pornographic by some because of its explicit sexual depictions.<ref name=nytobit>{{cite news |first=Kimiko |last=de Freytas-Tamura|title=Benoîte Groult, French Feminist and Writer, Dies at 96|date=June 21, 2016|publisher=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/books/benoite-groult-french-feminist-and-writer-dies-at-96.html}}</ref> It was filmed by [[Andrew Birkin]] in 1992 as ''[[Salt on Our Skin]]''. In April 2010, she became Commander of the [[Légion d'honneur]].<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2010/04/05/01016-20100405ARTFIG00337-legion-d-honneur-la-promotion-de-paques-.php Le Figaro]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Groult, Benoite}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:French journalists]] [[Category:Writers from Paris]] [[Category:French feminists]] {{bio-stub}}