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Henriette-Hélène de Beauvoir (6 June 1910 – 1 July 2001) was a French painter. She was the younger sister of philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. Her art was exhibited in Europe, Japan, and the US.[1] She married Lionel de Roulet.[2]
Hélène de Beauvoir | |
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| Born | Henriette-Hélène de Beauvoir 6 June 1910 Paris, France |
| Died | 1 July 2001 (aged 91) Goxwiller, France |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse | Lionel de Roulet |
| Relatives | Simone de Beauvoir (sister) |
When Hélène de Beauvoir lived in Goxwiller, a village near Strasbourg, she became president of the center for battered women. She continued painting until she was 85. Many of her paintings were related to feminist philosophy and women's issues.[3]
- ^ VitaHdeBeauvoir Archived 21 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bair, Deirdre (1991). Simone de Beauvoir. Summit Books. p. 709. ISBN 0-671-60681-6.
- ^ Simone de Beauvoir and the women's movement in France: An eye-witness account Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, by Claudine Monteil
- Monteil Claudine, Les Sœurs Beauvoir, Editions no 1, Paris, 2003.
- Hélène de Beauvoir site, archived at the Wayback Machine