Michelle Perrot

Born in 1928 in Paris, Michelle Perrot was a pioneer in the study of Women's history. Perrot's work included the study of people that have been left out of history. In addition to the history of women, she also researches workers and prisoners. A teacher by trade, Perrot successfully began to integrate Women's history into the discipline and later formed a journal devoted to Women's history. Though the journal came to an end in 1985, another journal began publication in 1995, founded by a group led by on of Perrot's students.