Quote of the day
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
Gerda Lerner
Born: April 30, 1920
Died: January 2, 2013 (aged 92)
Bio: Gerda Hedwig Lerner was an Austrian-born American historian and author. In addition to her numerous scholarly publications, she wrote poetry, fiction, theater pieces, screenplays, and an autobiography. She served as president of the Organization of American Historians in 1980-81.
Known for:
- Why history matters (1997)
- Fireweed (2002)
- Black Women in White America (1972)
- The majority finds its past (1979)
- The Grimké sisters from South Carolina (1967)