Simone de beauvoir biography video theodore

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It is often said that behind every great man is a great woman.

With Jean-Paul Sartre and Simon de Beauvoir, however,

it was one of the few happy times when the great woman

did not languish in her famous partner's shadow,

but was equally lauded in her own right.

Indeed, their relationship began in ,

when de Beauvoir gave a presentation

on the 17th century German philosopher Leibniz,

impressing Sartre,

who pursued the year-old philosopher and author.

While not monogamous,

the two were lifelong companions from then on.

Together, they were at the forefront

of the existentialist movement,

with Sartre penning such notable works

as Being and Nothingness in ,

de Beauvoir following four years later

with The Ethics of Ambiguity,

which is often regarded as the most accessible introduction

to the philosophy of French existentialism.

Together, de Beauvoir and Sartre travelled around the world,

teaching and lecturing.

They met world leaders like Fidel Castro,

were a