“Simone de Beauvoir was very much one of the earlier choices, specifically pushed by Mrs. Prada,” says Campofreda, noting they were drawn to the legendary French feminist writer’s novel The ...

This powerful exhibition showcases a small but powerful collection of paintings by Hélène de Beauvoir, Simone’s lesser-known sister. By Henry Roberts • 02/10/25 12:23pm.

Art & Exhibitions Hélène de Beauvoir, Sister to Simone, Gets Her Star Turn in a London Show. The second de Beauvoir sister used the power of her paintbrush to draw attention to the feminist cause.

De Beauvoir was born in 1910, two years after Simone. When the girls were small they would play a game in which a heroine would triumph over an evil male villain. De Beauvoir always played the man.

Each of the four parts in Simone de Beauvoir’s autobiographical work, Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, ends with a specific word: “Zaza,” “raconterais” (would tell), “mort” (death ...

By the mid-1930s, Simone de Beauvoir was widening her universe to consider more than just herself and Jean-Paul Sartre. Gisele Freund/Photo Researchers History/Getty Images.

Simone and Zaza eventually left home for their studies—literature for Zaza, philosophy for Simone—and they reported life’s many novelties, love stories, and discoveries in careful letters to each ...

Simone de Beauvoir (right) and her younger sister Henriette-Hélène, 1914. Photo by Tallandier / Bridgeman Images Meanwhile, the existentialist daughter who’ll never compromise on truth has decided, ...

Simone de Beauvoir with her long-time friend Jean-Paul Sartre, for whom she was alleged to have 'groomed' sex partners. Photograph STF/AFP/Getty . Colm Keena. Sat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00.

Elsa Zylberstein (“Simone: Woman of the Century”) will star as the French feminist writer Simone de Beauvoir in a feature film that will be penned by Oscar-winning writer Christopher Hampton ...

Born in Paris to a middle-class Catholic family, Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) helped create the foundation for the modern feminist movement.