Gould, Lois.

Lois Gould, American journalist and novelist whose work addressed the inner lives of women and topics such as infidelity and marital relationships, was born in Manhattan December 18, 1931 and died May 29, 2002. Among her writings are the novels Such Good Friends (1970), Necessary Objects (1972), Final Analysis (1974), A Sea-Change (1976), La Presidenta (1981), and Medusa's Gift (1991), a collection of essays titled Not Responsible for Personal Articles (1978), the memoir Mommy Dressing: A Love Story, After a Fashion (1998), and a feminist children's book X: A Fabulous Child's Story (1978).

From the guide to the Lois Gould papers, 1940-2005, 1970-2002, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)