The study of history requires investigation, imagination, empathy, and respect. Reverence just doesn't enter into it. Jill Lepore empathyenterhistory Change image and share on social
Nineteenth-century grass-roots populism made twentieth-century progressivism possible. Jill Lepore centurygrassmake Change image and share on social
The very first television ad targeted to women was produced by the Eisenhower-Nixon campaign in 1956. It includes footage of a woman supervising her children doing their homework at the kitchen table. Jill Lepore campaignchildeisenhower Change image and share on social
In antihistory, time is an illusion. Jill Lepore antihistoryillusiontime Change image and share on social
History is only written from what remains. Jill Lepore historyremainwrite Change image and share on social
My mother married my father in 1956. She was twenty-eight, and he was thirty-one. She loved him with a fierce steadiness borne of loyalty, determination, and an unyielding dignity. Jill Lepore beardeterminationdignity Change image and share on social
One day, I was playing 'The Game of Life,' the board game, with a mess of kids, and I wasn't quite sure how, but it seemed different than the game I remembered playing as a kid. So I bought an old game, from 1960, and it was different. Jill Lepore boardbuyday share on social
Damning taxes is a piece of cake. It's defending them that's hard. Jill Lepore cakedamndefend Change image and share on social
In kindergarten, you can learn how to be a citizen of the world. Jill Lepore citizenkindergartenlearn Change image and share on social
My grandmother, who taught me how to cook, didn't know how to read. Jill Lepore cookgrandmotherread Change image and share on social