2026 Long Read

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir (1949)

Nonfiction, ~1000 pages

The foundational feminist text that launched Second-Wave Feminism, Simone de Beauvoir’s comprehensive classic is a juggernaut of philosophy, sociology, biology, and anthropology, a titanic work about the state of gender inequality in 1940s France and where to go from here that’s just as relevant now as it was 70 years ago.

Meeting details

We will be having multiple meetings to discuss this book. If you’re interested, come for one (or all) of them. Suggested chapter groups are below, though there is no obligation to read the full sections, or indeed any of the book, to attend the meetings.

April: Introductions + Part I

26 April 2026 @ 11 a.m. @ Mimi’s Bakehouse in the City Art Centre, Edinburgh

July: Part II + Part III

12 July 2026 @ 11 a.m. @ Mimi’s Bakehouse in the City Art Centre, Edinburgh

September: Part IV

13 September 2026 @ 11 a.m. @ Mimi’s Bakehouse in the City Art Centre, Edinburgh

November: Part V

15 November 2026 @ 11 a.m. @ Mimi’s Bakehouse in the City Art Centre, Edinburgh

January: Part VI + Part VII

17 January 2026 @ 11 a.m. @ Mimi’s Bakehouse in the City Art Centre, Edinburgh

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