Adrienne Rich, feminist poet and essayist, dies at 82
Adrienne Rich, a pioneering feminist poet and essayist who challenged what she considered to be the myths of the American dream and subsequently received high literary honors, died Tuesday at her home in Santa Cruz, Calif. She was 82.
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 79.