Revolutions and Struggles for Justice in the 20th Century

“The issues [French] raises cannot be ignored. . . . No history you will read, post-French, will ever look the same again.”—The Times(London)

From the author ofThe Women’s Room, the best-selling novel that defined the issues that ignited the women’s movement, comes a vibrant history of the political revolutions of the twentieth century, ending with a thoughtful investigation into feminist movements throughout the world and into the future.

Marilyn Frenchreceived her PhD from Harvard and taught at Harvard University and Holy Cross College.

Margaret Atwoodis best known for her novelsThe Handmaid’s TaleandThe Blind Assassin.