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Marilyn French (1929-2009) was an American writer and notable feminist scholar. She received her BA from Hofstra College (now Hofstra University) in 1951; in 1964, she returned to Hofstra to earn her M.A. and later earned her PhD from Harvard University. French is best known for her first novel, the 21-million-copy bestseller The Women's Room, which is considered one of the most influential works of the modern feminist movement, and its sequel, In the Name of Friendship. She spent fifteen years researching and writing her immensely readable four volume women's history series From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World. Her other non-fiction works include Beyond Power: On Women, Men, and Morals; The War Against Women; and her memoir on her battle with esophageal cancer, A Season in Hell. In addition to writing, French taught at Hofstra, Harvard, and Holy Cross College.
Marilyn French is "brilliant . . . full of life and passions that
ring true as crystal." —The Washington Post
"French brings a novelist's eye, a scholar's sense of detail, and a
feminist's worldview . . . [this is] a novel for women with a
progressive perspective on gender bias and an old-fashioned
fondness for discussing the curveballs life lobs." —Publishers
Weekly
"Without romanticizing women's friendships, she shows them to be
the saving grace of civilization." —Gloria Steinem
"French continues to write about the inner lives of women with
insight and intimacy." —The New York Times Book Review
"This finely detailed group portrait . . . [celebrating] women's
cherishing friendships and creativity offers striking observations
about how and why women's lives have improved and suggests that . .
. it's time to bring progressive ideas . . . out into the light."
—Booklist
Marilyn French is "brilliant . . . full of life and passions that
ring true as crystal." The Washington Post
"French brings a novelist's eye, a scholar's sense of detail, and a
feminist's worldview . . . [this is] a novel for women with a
progressive perspective on gender bias and an old-fashioned
fondness for discussing the curveballs life lobs." Publishers
Weekly
"Without romanticizing women's friendships, she shows them to be
the saving grace of civilization." Gloria Steinem
"French continues to write about the inner lives of women with
insight and intimacy." The New York Times Book Review
"This finely detailed group portrait . . . [celebrating] women's
cherishing friendships and creativity offers striking observations
about how and why women's lives have improved and suggests that . .
. it's time to bring progressive ideas . . . out into the light."
Booklist
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