Monique Wittig

Monique Wittig

Country

France

Birth - Death

1935 - 2003

Occupation

Writer

Description

Feminist theorist, Her second novel, 'Les Guérillères' (1969), was a landmark in lesbian feminism. Also wrote the books 'Le Corps Lesbien' (1973) and 'Virgile, Non' (1985). Founder member of the Mouvement de la Libération Féminine.

See Also

• Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/feb/05/guardianobituaries.books
• http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/nyregion/monique-wittig-67-feminist-writer-dies.html