One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
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One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

— Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
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