Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Dorothy Thompson
Born: July 9, 1893
Died: January 30, 1961 (aged 67)
Bio: Dorothy Thompson was an American journalist and radio broadcaster, who in 1939 was recognized by Time magazine as the second most influential woman in America next to Eleanor Roosevelt.
Known for:
- The Dignity of Chartism
- Dorothy Thompson's Political Guide (1938)
- Queen Victoria: Gender and Power