Beau‧voir, Si‧mone de /ˈbəʊvwɑː $ bəʊˈvwɑːr, sɪˈməʊn də/
(1908–86) a French writer who had an important influence on the development of feminism and was also interested in the ideas of existentialism. Her most famous book is The Second Sex, but she also wrote several novels. She was for many years in a relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre.

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