Novelist, social activist, feminist, poet.
Born on March 31, 1936 in Detroit to a family hit hard by the depression. Critically acclaimed novelist and author of 17 novels, Marge Piercy grew up in the age of the Depression in Detroit in 1936. Piercy attended the University of Michigan as the first college student in her family, and uses a Marxist and feminist approach in her writing. In her time, Piercy has been a key player in anti-war movements such as the anti-Vietnam effort, and has been a strong participant in the women's movement. Piercy's ideologies are evident in her literary works such as "Barbie Doll," and "What Big Girls Are Made Of."
-Almost died from german Measles and catching rheumatic fever halfway through grade school
-Left home at 17
-Moved to Chicago after marriage, picked up her passion because she felt invisible
-Almost died from german Measles and catching rheumatic fever halfway through grade school
-Left home at 17
-Moved to Chicago after marriage, picked up her passion because she felt invisible