1908 - 1986
best known as Jean-Paul Sartre's lover, de Beauvoir was an accomplished novelist, feminist critic, and existentialist philosopher
LinksThe Ethics of Ambiguity -- An online version of this 1948 book, which is presently out of print.
The Guardian: Simone de Beauvoir -- A profile and several articles from the paper.
Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Education - Simone de Beauvoir: Philosopher of the Self -- Evaluates Beauvoir's philosophical development.
Existentialism and Simone de Beauvoir -- Biography and resources.
The Window - Simone De Beauvoir -- Brief biography and links to related articles.
Women's Intellectual Contributions to the Study of Mind and Society - Simone de Beauvoir -- Brief biography.
Women's Equity Resource Center: Simone de Beauvoir -- On Beauvoir as "Woman of the Week".
A Very Easy Death -- Review of Beauvoir's book "A Very Easy Death".
Simone de Beauvoir Biography -- Simone de Beauvoir at "the cry!! existentialism and art" Home page.
In the End, She Preferred Sartre -- Literary Review of Beauvoir's "Beloved Chicago Man: Letters to Nelson Algren 1947-64", by Joan Smith.
1994 Lecture Notes: Simone de Beauvior -- Lecture Notes by G.J.Mattei as an Introduction to Philosophy.
Existentialism and Simone de Beauvoir -- Katharena Eiermann's tribute to Existentialist: Simone de Beauvoir. Site includes biography, essays, articles, photo, and links to related sites on the WWW.
Feminism and Value: The Writings of Simone de Beauvoir -- A course from Peg Brand, that deals with the literary and philosophical writings of the famous French existentialist scholar, Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986).
Feminist Theory: Simone de Beauvoir -- The life and work of Simone de Beauvoir from the Center for Digital Discourse and Culture at Virginia Tech University.
Abortion's Mother: Early Works of Simone de Beauvoir -- Article by Germain Kopaczynski, arguing that Beauvoir's attitude toward motherhood never wavered: she never wanted to become a mother and urged women either to avoid motherhood completely or else to choose the timing of it very carefully.
Astrocartography of Simone de Beauvoir -- Biography of Simone de Beauvoir, focus on how the planetary metaphor of Saturn was reflected in her life and work, by Rob Couteau.
Beauvoir: 50 Years after the Secon Sex -- A special issue of Labyrinth (vol. 1, Winter 1999) with articles in English, French and German.
Beauvoir by BBC Online -- BBC chronicle on the relationship between de Beauvoir and Nelson Algren
The Coming of Age -- Review of Beauvoir's book "The Coming of Age".
Erratic Impact's Feminism Web: Simone De Beauvoir -- A selection of links and resources.
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