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...