Quote of the day
The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic.
Jessie Willcox Smith
Born: September 6, 1863
Died: May 3, 1935 (aged 71)
Bio: Jessie Willcox Smith was one of the most prominent female illustrators in the United States during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was a prolific contributor to respected books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Known for:
- Dickens's children
- The now-a-days fairy book
- The Seven Ages of Childhood (1909)
- Boys & Girls Of Bookland (1923)
- The Children of Dickens (1925)








