What is the title of Simone de Beauvoir's foundational text of modern feminism?
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The Second Sex
Published in 1949, the book famously states, 'One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.' It explores how women have been historically defined as the 'Other' in society.
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- What 1949 work by Simone de Beauvoir is considered a foundational text of modern feminism?