Hélène de Beauvoir, the lesser known sister of feminist philosopher Simone, was a gifted painter who has been unfairly ...

Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), a trailblazing French philosopher, writer, and feminist, left an indelible mark on modern thought.She emerged as a key figure in existentialism and a pioneer in ...

The younger sister of Simone, Hélène fell victim to her sibling's long-casting shadow – but a London exhibition may see her work re-evaluated ...

COMMENTARY: The roots of the current transgender movement and man-hating feminism can be traced back to the theories of two despairing French philosophers, Simone de Beauvoir and her lover Jean-Paul ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Judith Butler joins Adam Shatz to discuss a landmark in feminist thought, Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex (1949 ...

Ali Smith is an author, playwright, academic and journalist. Her work includes the 2014 novelHow to Be Both and the seasonal quartet, ending with Summer (2020). Sixty years ago, the French writer’s ...

Established in 1978, the Simone de Beauvoir Institute leads new research, teaching and thinking on women, gender, feminism, sexuality, race, oppression and social justice. In 2019, we began offering a ...