Full Name: Simone Weil
Born: 1909
Died: 1943
Hometown: Paris, France
Fave Subjects: Power, Relationships, Truth, Reality, Beauty
Career Highlights:
- did hunger strikes to protest poverty
- was a political activist, even as a child
- could speak ancient Greek by the time she was 12
- fought in the Spanish Civil War
- over 2000 books and essays have been written about her
Big Question:
Why is it important to believe in something bigger than ourselves?
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