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The Second Sex
1949 book by Simone de Beauvoir
The Second Sex (French: Le Deuxième Sexe) is a 1949 book by the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, in which the author discusses the treatment of women in the present society as well as throughout all of history.
Beauvoir researched and wrote the book in about 14 months between 1946 and 1949.[3] She published the work in two volumes: Facts and Myths, and Lived Experience. Some chapters first appeared in the journal Les Temps modernes.
One of Beauvoir's best-known and controversial books (banned by the Vatican), The Second Sex is regarded as a groundbreaking work of feminist philosophy,[6] and as the starting inspiration point of second-wave feminism.[7]
Summary
Volume One
Beauvoir asks, "What is woman?"[8] She argues that man is considered the default, while woman is considered the "Other": "Thus, humanity is male, and man defines woman not herself, but