“If so few female geniuses are found in history, it is because society denies them any means of expression.” PhilosophyFeminismSimone De BeauvoirThe Second Sex Book:The Second Sex Source: The Second Sex
“; the man who does not "understand" a woman is happy to replace his subjective deficiency with an objective resistance; instead of admitting his ignorance, he recognizes the presence of a mystery exterior to himself: here is an excuse that flatters his laziness and vanity at the same time.” PhilosophyFeminismSimone De BeauvoirThe Second Sex Book:The Second Sex Source: The Second Sex
“There is no such thing as maternal "instinct": the word does not in any case apply to the human species. The mother's attitude is defined by her total situation and by the way she accepts it.” Simone De BeauvoirThe MotherThe Second Sex Author:Simone de Beauvoir