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It launched french as a major participant in the feminist. May 01, 1977 the women s room was a rollercoaster ride of a book. Marilyn frenchs the womens room leads to the conclusion. This book was and still is a key element in the feminist movement. A biting social commentary on an emotional world gone silently haywire, the women s room is a modern classic that offers piercing insight into the social norms accepted so.
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