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The Women's Room is set in 1950s America and follows the fortunes of Mira Ward, a conventional and submissive young woman in a traditional marriage, and her gradual feminist awakening. The novel met stark media criticism when published but went on to be an international best seller.
- Marilyn French
- Feminist fiction
- 1977
- 1977
Jul 29, 2009 · by Marilyn French (Author, Preface), Dorothy Allison (Foreword), Linsey Abrams (Foreword) 4.3 637 ratings. See all formats and editions. The twenty-one-million copy bestselling novel and provocative feminist classic that changed the world when it was first published in 1977.
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- Marilyn French
- $15.99
- Penguin Books
May 1, 1977 · 3.99. 8,890 ratings714 reviews. The bestselling feminist novel that awakened both women and men, The Women's Room follows the transformation of Mira Ward and her circle as the women's movement begins to have an impact on their lives.
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The Women's Room is a novel by Marilyn French about Mira, a woman who struggles to find her identity and freedom in a male-dominated society. The novel follows her journey from childhood to adulthood, through marriage, divorce, and education, and explores the themes of feminism, sexuality, and motherhood.
Jan 11, 2011 · The Women's Room Kindle Edition. by Marilyn French (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 633. See all formats and editions. Feminist author Marilyn French's iconic and influential novel exploring the lives of women set in the rapidly changing world of the 1940s to the 1960s. “Mira was hiding in the ladies’ room.
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Jul 14, 2011 · Written in the 1970s but with profound resonance today, this is a modern allegory that offers piercing insight into the social norms accepted blindly and revered so completely.It follows the...
The Women’s Room tells the story of one such woman: a suburban 1950s housewife named Mira who divorces her loathsome husband and returns to graduate school at Harvard. Loosely based on Marilyn French’s own life, the story of Mira and her friends offers wry, piercing insight into the inner lives of a generation of American women.
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