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You Held Her Ring - Would You Bury Her Silence?
A small silver ring, worn to the grave, holds a silent story of a philosopher who challenged societal norms but lived with her own contradictions.
You Held Her Ring - Would You Bury Her Silence?
This episode explores the life of Simone de Beauvoir, a pivotal figure in feminist thought, through the lens of a mysterious ring and the tension between her revolutionary ideas and her personal choices. What does it mean when the philosophy that sets you free is one you cannot fully live up to?
Person: Simone de Beauvoir
Date: April 14, 1986
Location: Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
Book: The Second Sex…
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