Grantly DickReadWhat manner of mind considers this holy estate [pregnancy] which women are privileged by the Almighty to attain as a slur upon the social conscience?
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In this quote, Simone de Beauvoir, a French writer, states that women are privileged by the Almighty to attain pregnancy. She is very adamant in this point, and she makes it clear that women are not here to “sow their wild oats” or have illegitimate children.
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