Women sustain a happy pregnancy only by not being absorbed in it

Evidence

This happy pregnancy was called by one of Colette’s friends “a man’s pregnancy.” And she seemed to be the epitome of these women who valiantly support their state because they are not absorbed in it. She continued her work as a writer at the same time. “The child showed signs of coming first and I screwed on the top of my pen.” — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1470

Categorization

• CANDY: Colette screwing the top of her pen as labor begins is a compact, vivid detail — a light moment usable in conversation.
• XREF: connects to: Pregnancy grants women a socially sanctioned justification for self-absorption and exemption from effort — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1465

Broader Connections

• Pregnancy grants women a socially sanctioned justification for self-absorption and exemption from effort #expands (0.78) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1465