Marilyn French

MARILYN FRENCH’s views have always been unapologetically radical. Her work stresses that women’s suppression is an integral function of the male-dominated global culture, both on the domestic and international front. She 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, more recently, 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.

French was born in New York City to a poor family of Polish descent. She received her bachelor’s degree from Hofstra College (now Hofstra University) in 1951. In 1964, she returned to Hofstra to earn her M.A. and later earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University. She has taught at Hofstra, Harvard, and Holy Cross College. She died in May 2009.

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  • From Eve To Dawn, A History of Women in the World, Volume I
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  • From Eve To Dawn, A History of Women in the World, Volume II
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  • From Eve to Dawn, A History of Women in the World, Volume III
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  • From Eve to Dawn, A History of Women in the World, Volume IV
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  • In the Name of Friendship
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  • The Love Children
  • Marilyn French