Beauvoir and Her Sisters: The Politics of Women's Bodies in France

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Beauvoir and Her Sisters wu Beauvoir and Her Sisters The Politics of Women’s Bodies in France sandra reineke university of illinois press Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield © 2011 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reineke, Sandra. Beauvoir and her sisters : the politics of women’s bodies in France / Sandra Reineke. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-252-03619-4 (hbk. : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-252-03619-0 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1. Feminism—France—History—20th century. 2. Feminist literature—France—History and criticism. 3. Citizenship—France. 4. Women—Political activity—France. 5. Women—Sexual behavior—France. 6. Women—Identity. 7. Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908–1986—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title. hq1617.r43 2012 305.420944—dc22 2010046892 To Julien and Adrien. ...