Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre pioneer free union in 1928

In 1928, Simone de Beauvoir, a brilliant philosophy student, feels stifled by her bourgeois background.

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With Jean-Paul Sartre, she challenges conventions by pioneering free union, a model of modern relationships.

Their story, told by France Culture, sheds light on the roots of feminism and existentialism.

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