Marilyn Yalom
Marilyn Yalom | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1932 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | November 20, 2019 (aged 87) Palo Alto, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Irvin Yalom |
| Children | 4 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History, Feminism, French studies, Comparative Literature |
| Institutions | Stanford University, University of Hawaiʻi, California State University, East Bay |
Marilyn Yalom (March 10, 1932 – November 20, 2019), born Marilyn Koenick, was an American feminist author and historian. She was a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University, and a professor of French. She served as the institute's director from 1984 to 1985. Prior to teaching at Stanford, Yalom taught at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and California State University Hayward (now known as California State University, East Bay).