Marilyn French

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November 21, 1929 in Brooklyn, The United States

died

May 02, 2009

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She attended Hofstra University (then Hofstra College) where she also received a master's degree in English in 1964. She married Robert M. French Jr. in 1950; the couple divorced in 1967. She later attended Harvard University, earning a Ph.D in 1972.[1] Years later she became an instructor at Hofstra University.

In her work, French asserted that women's oppression is an intrinsic part of the male-dominated global culture. Beyond Power: On Women, Men and Morals (1985) is a historical examination of the effects of patriarchy on the world.

French's 1977 novel, The Women's Room, follows the lives of Mira and her friends in 1950s and 1960s America, including Val, a militant radical feminist. The novel portrays the details of the lives of women at...more

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Books by Marilyn French

Average rating: 3.76 · 3,586 ratings · 374 reviews · 36 distinct works

	The Women's Room 3.83 avg rating — 2,257 ratings — published 1977 — 30 editions	My rating:
	Her Mother's Daughter 3.75 avg rating — 215 ratings — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Bleeding Heart: A Novel 3.60 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1980 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The War Against Women 3.96 avg rating — 140 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	Our Father 3.25 avg rating — 107 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Beyond Power: On Women, Men and Morals 4.10 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions	My rating:
	From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World, Vol. 1 by Marilyn French, Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) (Foreword by) 3.81 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Love Children 3.38 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	In the Name of Friendship: A Novel by Marilyn French, Stephanie Genty (Afterword) 3.34 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:
	My Summer With George 2.92 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions	My rating:

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Series by Marilyn French

From Eve to Dawn (4 books)
by Marilyn French, Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) (Foreword)

3.91 avg rating — 88 ratings

Quotes by Marilyn French

“It's strange how men feel they have the right to criticize a woman's appearance to her face.”
― Marilyn French, Her Mother's Daughter

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“Desire consumes you, it takes you over. You forget yourself completely. All you can think about is the other, the one you desire, your self is just a fire.”
― Marilyn French, Her Mother's Daughter

14 people liked it

“All the women I know feel a little like outlaws.”
― Marilyn French

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