Simone Adolphine Weil was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist. Weil was born into a secular household and raised in complete agnosticism. As a teenager, she considered the existence of God and as an adult , she became an activist in the French Resistance during World War II. posthumously over 2,500 works were published works about her and had influence on French and English social thought. Signed card by Kenneth Lipper on business stationary card. Dated 2001. Book Titled SIMONE WEIL , author Francine Du Plessix Gray, Lipper/ Viking Book, 2001 Kenneth Lipper is a prominent figure in the arts, the world of finance, and government. He served as New York City's Deputy Mayor under Mayor Ed Koch. Lipper was a general partner at Lehman Brothers and Salomon Brothers and was the co founder and co editor of Lipper Viking Penguin, biographies Property of Martha Stewarts Personal Collection & Library- Katonah, NY Signed Note by Kenneth Lipper, Martha Stewart personal library, Book Simone Weil, Author