Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Mary Ritter Beard
Born: August 5, 1876
Died: August 14, 1958 (aged 82)
Known for:
- SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
- The Rise of American Civilization (1927)
- Making Women's History
- A woman making history
- Pompeii