Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Jessie Bernard
Born: June 8, 1903
Died: October 6, 1996 (aged 93)
Bio: Jessie Shirley Bernard was a sociologist and noted feminist scholar. She was a persistent forerunner of feminist thought in American sociology and her life's work is characterized as extraordinarily productive spanning several intellectual and political eras.
Known for:
- Future of parenthood (1972)
- Women, wives, mothers (1975)
- Women and the public interest (1971)
- The female world (1981)
- Jessie Bernard Reader