Michelle Perrot
FrenchHistoryb. 1928
Michelle Perrot is a French historian and academic, Professor emeritus of Contemporary History at Paris Diderot University. She is a pioneer in the emergence of women's history and gender studies in France. Her work has focused on labor movements, prisons, private life, and women. She co-edited "Histoire des femmes en Occident" ("History of women in the West").
Awards
['Prix Femina Essai 2009', 'Simone de Beauvoir Prize 2014']
Notable Works
['Histoire des femmes en Occident', 'Mon histoire des femmes', 'Histoire de chambres', "Les Ombres de l'Histoire. Crime et châtiment au XIXe siècle", "Les femmes ou les silences de l'histoire"]
