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Christopher Prendergast

Christopher Prendergast is a professor emeritus in French and a Fellow of the British Academy. He has contribued to Adventures in Grammarland, In The Shadow of Young Girls in Flower: In Search of Lost Time, Mirages and Mad Beliefs: Proust the Skeptic, Septembers, and many more. 

Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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