Monique Wittig

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Monique Wittig was a French author, philosopher, and feminist theorist who wrote about abolition of the sex-class system and coined the phrase "heterosexual contract." Her groundbreaking work is titled The Straight Mind and Other Essays. She published her first novel, L'Opoponax, in 1964. Her second novel, Les Guérillères (1969), was a landmark text in the lesbian feminism canon.

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A female given name from French equivalent to Monica.. Etymology: Borrowed from Monique, from Monica, probably from -, though Latin and Ancient Greek etymologies have also been proposed.

The name Monique is of French origin, meaning "A female given name from French equivalent to Monica.. Etymology: Borrowed from Monique, from Monica, probably from -, though Latin and Ancient Greek etymologies have also been proposed.". It is traditionally a female name.

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