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French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

"La Beauvoir" redirects here. For other uses, see Beauvoir (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Simón Bolívar.

Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (, ;^[2][3]French:[simɔndəbovwaʁ]^ⓘ; 9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist.

Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, nor was she considered one at the time of her death,^[4][5][6] she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory.^[7]

Beauvoir wrote novels, essays, biographies, autobiographies, and monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues.

She was best known for her "trailblazing work in feminist philosophy",^[8]The Second Sex (1949), a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary femi