| 1908: | Born January 9 in Paris. |
| 1913: | Began school at Cours Desir. |
| 1925: | Studied literature at Garric Institute Sainte Nary Neully and math at Catholic Institute in Paris. |
| 1917: | Met Elizabeth (Zaza) Mabille, in October. |
| 1929: | Graduated from Sorbonne where she met Jean-Paul Sartre. |
| 1931-1943: | Taught high school. |
| 1943: | She Came to Stay (trans. 1949). |
| 1944: | The Blood of Others (trans. 1948). |
| 1948: | The Ethics of Ambiguity. |
| 1949: | The Second Sex (trans. 1953). |
| 1954: | The Mandarins (trans. 1956). |
| 1958: | Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (trans. 1959). |
| 1960: | The Prime of Life, an autobiography. |
| 1963: | The Force of Circumstance, autobiography. |
| 1970: | The Coming of Age (trans. 1973). |
| 1972: | All Said & Done (trans. 1974). |
| 1981: | Adieux: A Farewell to Sartre (trans. 1984). |
| 1980: | Life-long companion Jean-Paul Sartre dies. |
| 1986: | Died. |
