Monique Wittig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Monique Wittig

French writer

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1935

Place of Birth: Dannemarie, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 03-Jan-2003

Profession: writer, university teacher, philosopher, novelist, essayist, activist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Monique Wittig (French: [vitig]; July 13, 1935 – January 3, 2003) was a French author and feminist theorist who wrote about overcoming socially enforced gender roles and who coined the phrase "heterosexual contract".
She published her first novel, L'Opoponax, in 1964.
Her second novel, Les Guérillères (1969), was a landmark in lesbian feminism.