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To tell the truth, one is not born a genius: one becomes a genius. — Simone de Beauvoir

Historical literature · Feminist literature

To tell the truth, one is not born a genius: one becomes a genius.

In the original French

On ne naît pas femme: on le devient.

Simone de Beauvoir
The Second Sex · 1949
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Topic
WomanhoodWomen
Genre
Historical literatureFeminist literature
Time
1949
Person
Simone de Beauvoir
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Current citation
De Beauvoir, Simone. The Second Sex, translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. Vintage, 2011.
Original citation
De Beauvoir, Simone. Le Deuxième Sexe [The Second Sex]. Vol. 1, Gallimard, 1949.

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