When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy that it implies, then the "division" of humanity will reveal its genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form.

C’est au contraire quand sera aboli l’esclavage d’une moitié de l’humanité et tout le système d’hypocrisie qu’il implique que la « section » de l’humanité révélera son authentique signification et que le couple humain trouvera sa vraie figure.

Simone de Beauvoir

The Second Sex

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Topic

Women's equality Men and women

Author

Simone de Beauvoir

Source

The Second Sex

Genre

Historical literature Feminist literature

Language

French

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. Le Deuxième Sexe [The Second Sex]. Vol. 2, Gallimard, 1949.

Current Citation

De Beauvoir, Simone. The Second Sex, translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. Vintage, 2011.

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