https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb en-us 2020-12-28 15:24:37 UTC 2026-02-24 19:18:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9ed.png melnicanna95 https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1044197897 ...in Paris in 1908 and she also died in Paris in 1986. She was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist.
She attended a Roman Catholic school, private institutions and the Sorbonne.
Until 1943 she was a teacher and afterwards she earned a living through writing. 
She was a pioneering figure of contemporary philosophical feminism and therefore she wrote a lot about this theme. 
Her lifelong association with philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, her lover and intellectual companion, contributed to her worldwide celebrity and also gave her inspiration for her writing. ]]> 2020-12-28 15:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1044197897 melnicanna95 https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1044206639 A treatise and analysis of women's oppression and a milestone in literature on contemporary feminism. ]]> 2020-12-28 15:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1044206639 melnicanna95 https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1044209315 It's a fictional  novel  about her and Jean-Paul Sartre's relationship with Olga Kosakiewicz and Wanda Kosakiewicz.]]> 2020-12-28 15:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1044209315 melnicanna95 https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1044213553 It's a roman à clef about the personal lives of a close-knit group of French intellectuals from the end of World War II to the mid-1950s. She won a Prix Goncourt for this book.]]> 2020-12-28 15:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1044213553 melnicanna95 https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1044239470 I started with the book she is most known for: "The second sex". I wanted to know more about the history of feminism and the reason behind the condition of women all over the world and the perception that society and women themselves have of the female sex.
I have learned that the beliefs that put women at a disadvantage are more ingrained and subtle than I thought and it is even more difficult to reverse this way of thinking than it was to eradicate slavery. 
Knowledge and awareness are power so I hope that one day we'll achieve a more equal world, not just for women but for everyone.]]> 2020-12-28 16:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1044239470 melnicanna95 https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1066614455 De Beauvoir believes that woman’s inferiority in society is a result not of natural differences but of differences in how men and women are raised. Male domination is not inherent or fated but conditioned at every stage of development. By the same token, a woman is taught to believe that real women must embody these characteristics and she is conditioned to believe that denying her true self is the only way to achieve happiness and gain acceptance. To bring about substantial changes in society, young boys and girls must be educated differently from the outset. It's up to society to change its skewed perspectives.]]> 2021-01-08 11:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1066614455 melnicanna95 https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1066629212 Women are both treasured and reviled for their reproductive function, and de Beauvoir explains that one of the central problems of the female situation is the difficulty of reconciling a woman’s reproductive capacity with her productive capacity. A woman’s reproductive capacity should not stop her from fulfilling a role in society beyond the home.]]> 2021-01-08 11:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1066629212 melnicanna95 https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1066635147 First of all she writes beautifully and uses a lot of rhetorical figures and mental images to represent the facts she writes about.
In some way it is a battle between good and evil from a woman's perspective. 
A further aspect of her writing is the opportunity it affords to learn about places and historical events like, for example in "The Mandarins".
What most makes her writing a good read is how much it teaches us about feminism and how it empowers all the women who read her works. ]]> 2021-01-08 11:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/melnicanna95/9ai7vn1dqdlax4lb/wish/1066635147