TheSecondSex

To Jacques Bost There is a good principle that created order, light, and man and a bad principle that created chaos, darkness, and woman. — PYTHAGORAS Everything that has been written by men about women should be viewed with suspicion, because they are both judge and party. —POULAIN DE LA BARRE PART TWO | SITUATION Chapter 5 The Married Woman Chapter 6 The Mother Chapter 7 Social Life Chapter 8 Prostitutes and Hetaeras Chapter 9 From Maturity to Old Age Chapter 10 Woman’s Situation and Character PART THREE | JUSTIFICATIONS Chapter 11 The Narcissist Chapter 12 The Woman in Love Chapter 13 The Mystic PART FOUR | TOWARD LIBERATION Chapter 14 The Independent Woman Conclusion Selected Sources ......