NEW YORK — Marilyn French, the writer and feminist whose novel "The Women's Room" sold more than 20 million copies and transformed her into a leading figure in the women's movement, has died at age 79.
Marilyn French, feminist and novelist, dies at 79
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 | 4:44 p.m. CDT;
updated 7:13 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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