Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher and author, a representative of Existentialism and the feminist movement. She was born in 1908 in Paris. She studied at the Sorbonne and, after completing her studies, taught philosophy in Marseille, Rouen, and Paris. In 1929, she met Jean-Paul Sartre, who introduced her to writing, and she lived alongside him for the rest of her life. Her first work, "The Primacy of Spirit," was rejected by publishers in 1938. Her next novel, "She Came to Stay," fared better and was published in 1943. This was followed by works such as "The Blood of Others," "All Men are Mortal," "The Mandarins," "The Force of Circumstance," "Old Age," among others. Before deciding to focus on writing, she traveled to many countries in Europe, America, and Russia. Additionally, together with her husband, she directed the magazine "Les Temps Modernes," through which they supported the student uprising of 1968. She passed away in 1986 at the age of 78.