The Second Sex
Beauvoir's groundbreaking feminist treatise examines the historical and contemporary oppression of women, coining the phrase 'One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.' Through philosophical, biological, and social analysis, the work exposes how women have been defined as the Other and argues for women's liberation and authentic existence.
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