Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Edith Konecky

Born: August 1, 1922
Died: March 28, 2019 (aged 96)
Bio: Edith Konecky was an Jewish American feminist novelist who, despite a relatively small body of work, can lay claim to a large literary achievement with Allegra Maud Goldman, a coming-of-age novel that chronicles the growth of a young female artist.
Known for:
- Allegra Maud Goldman (1976)
- A Place at the Table (1989)
- Fiction and the Facts of Life (2011)
- View to the North (2004)
- Past sorrows and coming attractions (2000)