So what do people see when they read that well-behaved women rarely make history? Do they imagine good-time girls in stiletto heels or do-good girls carrying clipboards and passing petitions? Do they envision an out-of-control hobbyist or a single mother… — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Copy Share Image
Some history-making is intentional; much of it is accidental. — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Copy Share Image
“Some history-making is intentional; much of it is accidental. People make history when they scale a mountain, ignite a bomb, or refuse to move to the back of the bus. But they also make history by keeping diaries, writing letters, or embroidering initials on linen sheets. History is a conversation and sometimes a shouting match between present and past, though… — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Copy Share
An androgynous mind was not a male mind. It was a mind attuned to the full range of human experience, including the invisible lives… — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Copy Share Image
History is a conversation and sometimes a shouting match between present and past, though often the voices we most want to hear are barely… — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Copy Share Image
So what do people see when they read that well-behaved women rarely make history? Do they imagine good-time girls in stiletto heels or do-good… — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Copy Share Image
A pioneer is not someone who makes her own soap. She is one who takes up her burdens and walks toward the future. — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Copy Share Image
