Marie Bonaparte

Princess Marie Bonaparte (2 July 1882 – 21 September 1962), known as Princess George of Greece and Denmark upon her marriage, was a French author and psychoanalyst, closely linked with Sigmund Freud.

Quotes

  • On the one hand, then, in the reproductive functions proper—menstruation, defloration, pregnancy, and parturition—woman is biologically doomed to suffer. Nature seems to have no hesitation in administering to her strong doses of pain, and she can do nothing but submit passively to the regimen prescribed. On the other hand, as regards sexual attraction, which is necessary for the act of impregnation, and as regards the erotic pleasure experienced during the act itself, the woman may be on equal footing with the man.
    • "Passivity, Masochism, and Femininity", International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, vol. 16, pt. 3 (July 1935) pp. 326–27. Based on a paper read before the 13th IPA Congress, Lucerne, August 1934. The original paper was entitled Du masochisme féminin essentiel
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