Marilyn French

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Marilyn French

Literature

#306

World Rank

#887

Historical Rank

#150

USA Rank

Writing

#171

World Rank

#300

Historical Rank

#97

USA Rank

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Why Is Marilyn French Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Marilyn French was an American radical feminist author, most widely known for her second book and first novel, the 1977 work The Women's Room. Life French was born in Brooklyn to E. Charles Edwards, an engineer, and Isabel Hazz Edwards, a department store clerk. In her youth, she was a journalist, writing a neighborhood newsletter. She played the piano and dreamed of becoming a composer. She received a bachelor's degree from Hofstra University in 1951, in philosophy and English literature. Marilyn Edwards married Robert M. French Jr. in 1950 and supported him while he attended law school. The couple had two children. French also received a master's degree in English from Hofstra, in 1964. She divorced Robert French in 1967 and then pursued a doctorate at Harvard University, where she earned a PhD in 1972 on the thesis of The Book as World: James Joyce's Ulysses.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Marilyn French?

Marilyn French is affiliated with the following schools:

• Hofstra University
• Harvard University