Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Emily Hahn
Born: January 14, 1905
Died: February 18, 1997 (aged 92)
Bio: Emily Hahn was an American journalist and author. Considered an early feminist and called "a forgotten American literary treasure" by The New Yorker magazine, she was the author of 54 books and more than 200 articles and short stories.
Known for:
- China to Me (1944)
- No hurry to get home (1970)
- The Soong Sisters (1941)
- Congo solo (1933)
- England to me (1947)