“הואשמתי בהטפה לפריצות מינית, אבל מעולם לא יעצתי לאף אחת לשכב עם כל אחד בכל זמן. דעתי בעניין זה שכל הבחירות, ההסכמות והסירובים צריכים להיעשות מבחירה עצמאית.”

French writer, social theorist, and feminist activist

Simone de Beauvoir was a French writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. She is closely associated with existentialism and with the development of feminist thought. Although she did not describe herself as a philosopher, her work had a major influence on feminist existentialism and feminist theory. Her writings are often read in the context of those ideas, rather than as part of a formal philosophical career.