This is a fascinating piece and exhorts me to go back and reread de Beauvoir and Paglia. Thank you, Liz. Even as a childless woman, I fully agree with your essential points about modern feminism. Still, as an almost 70 year old woman, I would only emphasize one thing a bit more: de Beauvoir's book was published in 1949 and Paglia published from the 1990s on. Their stances, their energies (and their angers) were powerfully encased in their time and place. One wonders what de Beauvoir would say if she landed in 2025...
This is a fascinating piece and exhorts me to go back and reread de Beauvoir and Paglia. Thank you, Liz. Even as a childless woman, I fully agree with your essential points about modern feminism. Still, as an almost 70 year old woman, I would only emphasize one thing a bit more: de Beauvoir's book was published in 1949 and Paglia published from the 1990s on. Their stances, their energies (and their angers) were powerfully encased in their time and place. One wonders what de Beauvoir would say if she landed in 2025...
Thank you! And I 100% agree about the importance of historical place and time. Much appreciated point!