Claudine Monteil

Claudine Monteil (1949 -) is a feminist and French woman of letters. She was inspired in her fight for the women's rights for the example of her mother, the chemist Josiane Serre, old professor in the Sorbonne and director of the National university of Young girls (ex-Sevres). This one helped of the young women to reach positions of responsibility hitherto reserved to the men. The father of Claudine Monteil, the mathematician Jean-Pierre Tightens, also supported this cause.

Active in the student movements of the years 1968-1970 near the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre whom it has well-known, it engages in 1970, at the 20 years age, in the Liberation movement of the women. It binds friendship with the writer Simone de Beauvoir, author of the " Second Sex " , until its disappearance in 1986. This one presents it to his/her sister the artist-painter Helene de Beauvoir, auteure of 3000 tables and engravings, to which it will be also very close.

Claudine Monteil gives conferences in the whole world to testify to the history of the women's rights to the 20th century. She is the auteure of works translated into several languages:

  • " Simone de Beauvoir the movement of the women, Mémoires of an Young girl rebels " (editions Alain Stancké, Montreal 1995, editions of the Paris Rock, 1996 (translations in Japanese and Swedish)

  • " Lovers of Freedom, Sartre and Beauvoir in the Century " (Editions 1, Paris 1999, translations in Greek, Portuguese, Swedish, Japanese, Chinese, Rumanian, Turkish,); out of pocket editions Flammarion, collection I have Lu;

  • " The Sisters Beauvoir " (Editions 1, Paris 2004, translations in English, Korean, Spanish, German, Chinese);

  • " Simone de Beauvoir, side woman " (Timée-editions, Paris 2006), illustrated with photographs (translations in Chinese and Japanese).

Claudine Monteil is also the auteure of a biography on Chaplin and his wife, Oona Chaplin:

  • "Lovers of Modernes" Times; (Editions 1, Paris 2002, translations in Greek and Portuguese) which includes/understands testimonys of the Chaplin children.

Claudine Monteil also published poems in literary reviews.

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