Video: Today is Simone de Beauvoir's Birthday: Here She Is Talking About Why She Became a Feminist
Simone de Beauvoir, feminist theorist, existentialist philosopher, and author of The Second Sex, was born 108 years ago -- January 9, 1908. In this rare television interview, she talks about why she became a feminist, the subjugation of women since time immemorial, and what she meant by her famous statement, "One is not born, but rather becomes. a woman."