Monique Wittig
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 20 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 13,1935 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Dannemarie |
| Haut-Rhin | |
| France | |
| Date of died | January 3,2003 |
| Died | Tucson |
| Arizona | |
| United States | |
| Literary movement | French feminism |
| Job | Author |
| Philosopher | |
| Novelist | |
| Education | Sorbonne |
| School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences | |
| Books | The Straight Mind and Other Essays |
| Across the Acheron | |
| Lesbian peoples | |
| Brouillon pour un dictionnaire des amantes | |
| The Lesbian Body | |
| Les Guérillères | |
| L'Opoponax | |
| Current partner | Sande Zeig |
| Subject | Lesbianism; feminism |
| Movies/Shows | The Girl |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 437155 |
Monique Wittig Life story
Monique Wittig was a French author, philosopher and feminist theorist who wrote about overcoming socially enforced gender roles and who coined the phrase "heterosexual contract". She published her first novel, L'Opoponax, in 1964. Her second novel, Les Guérillères, was a landmark in lesbian feminism.
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