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simone de beauvoir argued that existentialism gave women the freedom to make meaning in their lives however they chose to. what did she argue that it did for men? it gave men the same freedoms that she wanted for women. it required that philosophy open its doors to more female thinkers. she argued that women had been oppressed for years so men owed them. she felt men were obligated to support all women in their endeavors.

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Simone de Beauvoir argued that existentialism gave women the freedom to make meaning in their lives, while also calling for men to support women's endeavors.

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Simone de Beauvoir argued that existentialism gave women the freedom to make meaning in their lives however they chose to. However, she did not argue that it gave men the same freedoms that she wanted for women.

De Beauvoir advocated for philosophy to open its doors to more female thinkers and argued that women had been oppressed for years and thus men owed them.

She believed that men were obligated to support all women in their endeavors.

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