Feminists in History · 12. May 2020
Transcript by Gabrielle Dubois of a 1975 television interview #10 -Simone de Beauvoir Question: Isn’t there a sort of counter offensive by men who want to “save something from the wreckage”?
Feminists in History · 10. May 2020
Transcript by Gabrielle Dubois of a 1975 television interview #9 Question: You became involved in direct action with regard to feminism at the very beginning of the abortion issue and as a witness in the Bobigny trial looking back of feminism in France? This specific issue served as a catalyst for women uniting and becoming aware that they could obtain something. Women mobilised public opinion, which men later ratified. That was the beginning of feminism in France Simone de Beauvoir: Certainly....
Feminists in History · 08. May 2020
Transcript by Gabrielle Dubois of a 1975 television interview #8 Question: You say it would help them think. But they’ve been so conditioned by traditional images of woman and mother which are now ingrained in most adults, which have been integrated into their way of thinking, that it seems like the main problem is how to get women to see themselves with new eyes. That would be a starting point but it hasn’t happened yet. Simone de Beauvoir: Some of them see themselves with new eyes. But...
Feminists in History · 04. May 2020
Transcript by Gabrielle Dubois of a 1975 television interview #6 Question: You mentioned the letters and responses to The Second Sex. When it first came out, even if it wasn’t seen as a militant work, it was an intellectual scandal for a lot of people. How was The Second Sex received? Simone de Beauvoir: In France, the backbiting went wild. Many men were extremely outraged. Even men whom I thought were left wing, liberal, egalitarian, were upset by this book. Question: Because it challenged...
Feminists in History · 02. May 2020
A 1975 French television interview, transcript by Gabrielle Dubois #5 Question: You say it’s not productive, but many women listening to us believe that raising their children, succeeding in that very difficult task of preparing the next generation to do their best ― it’s basically women who do this job ― and other little things like creating a nice home and family environment, that all of that doesn’t count… Simone de Beauvoir: I didn’t say it didn’t count, I said it is not...
Feminists in History · 30. April 2020
A 1975 French television interview, transcript by Gabrielle Dubois #4 Question: Can you give us an example of the child’s age and the kind of treatment you’re talking about? Simone de Beauvoir: Elena Belotti is a paediatrician and she knows a lot about this issue. Her book shows that even when breastfeeding, mothers treat girls differently. A certain aggressiveness in the way a little boy suckles is encouraged much more than a little girl. When the little boy gets older and start making...
Feminists in History · 25. April 2020
Simone de Beauvoir, Transcript by Gabrielle Dubois of a 1975 television interview #2
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