One women that made a difference in Paris is Simone de Beauvoir. Simone is a french writer and philosopher. She is most known for writing The Second Sex which brought awareness of the status of women and is also apart of the French feminist movement. She broke a lot of social rules in her day by not getting married and being critical of women rights so she can prove her point that women are overlooked in society. She brought awareness to women and fought for women to be seen. Even though I don't agree to her lifestyle, I think she is an amazing person. I like how she wasn't afraid to call people out. I also like how honest and raw her thoughts and action are. She wrote how thing actually are and didn't try to sugarcoats things. She an amazing example that sometimes you have to broke social rule to get your point across.
Her contribution to being a feminist changed how society should view women. Simone bluntly called out men and women to contributing to men being superior to women. Men put themselves above women and expect women to follow their every command and women just put up to it. They allow men to look above them and get trapped in language. Simone called out to men to change their opinion about women and called out women to fight for equality. Her writing and activism change the status of women in Paris and everywhere else. She put out the idea that women are just as great as men and should be treated like that. She helped lead the fight for women's rights.
I don't think she has been commemorated well for everything that she brought to france for the feminist movement. She got a street named after her and a statue of her but she shares that with another person. If you were walking down that street, you wouldn't even know it was dedicated to Simone. It's great that france named the street after because it had the cafe she alway ate out in her life but I think she deserve something of her own like a Muriel. She grave stone is greatly loved though. It is filled very kisses and trinkets. At least people shower her with the appreciation and love she deserve after all her achievement for women's rights.
love this post! She really did do a great job advocating for women despite many obstacles. I remember our professors saying that she essentially had to audit classes to get her degree. She also had a lot of push back. I'm very grateful for women like here who got an education and I am glad we don't have to deal with the same roadblocks in schooling. I also agree with what you said about how she isn't commemorated very much. I think she really does add to the city as a cultural capital because she was involved/the start in the second wave of feminism. She had a big impact on the city and shows that it is involved with progress. Dispite this she isnt recognized greatly
ReplyDeleteNice blog, Audrey! I'd be curious to hear more about what Beauvoir said about women as opposed to common views during that time. What did she say that was different than others? And as for your comment about how she was commemorated, I do think I agree to some extent. I do think it's interesting that when Beauvoir is remembered, she is usually remembered alongside Sartre. Rarely (I don't think), do you see a plaque or hear her name without mentioning Sartre. Part of that might be that Sartre (being a man) had more weight during his time and that might have stuck (given that they lived not very long ago). But, who knows?
ReplyDeleteI love your post Audrey! I think you could use this to answer the fifth exam question on the cultural impact she made. Simone changed the way lots of people viewed gender roles and roles in society, which I think had a lasting change of Frances culture. Just like how you said her writing changed the status of women in Paris and everywhere else. She created a culture of a new type of feminism.
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ReplyDeleteGreat blog post Audrey! You covered everything! I agree with you about not agreeing with her lifestyle. However, despite not agreeing with her, we definitely can learn from her. I think learning about her kind of complicates our understanding of Paris as a cultural capital. She called people out, both men and women and so it makes it seem like everyone in Paris was doing things not great. I think because she was so real and unafraid she opened up things that were maybe wanting to be hidden away.
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