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The Second Sex
The Second Sex
Author: Simone De Beauvoir, H. M. Parshley (Translator, Editor)
"One day I wanted to explain myself to myself... And it struck me with a sort of suprise that the first thing I had to say was 'I am a woman.'" — The classic manifesto of the liberated woman, originally published in France in 1949, this book explores every facet of a woman's life. It began as an exceptional woman's attem...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679724513
ISBN-10: 0679724516
Publication Date: 12/17/1989
Pages: 746
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3.6 stars, based on 22 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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A learning experience. This book was written in a time before "feminism" was ever a phrase , much less a movement. Book is long
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the healthiest, headiest, wealthiest and wisest book that has ever been written about women.


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