"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 of The 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 French received her PhD from Harvard and taught at Harvard University and Holy Cross College.

Margaret Atwood is best known for her novels The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin.