Quote of the day
Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all speech is a classification, and that all classifications are oppressive.
Helen Hooven Santmyer

Born: November 25, 1895
Died: February 21, 1986 (aged 90)
Bio: Helen Hooven Santmyer was an American writer, educator, and librarian. She is primarily known for her best-selling epic "...And Ladies of the Club", published when she was in her 80s.
Known for:
- Ohio Town (1962)
- Farewell, Summer
- The Fierce Dispute (1929)
- Herbs and Apples (1925)






