Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Stephanie Coontz
Born: August 31, 1944 (age 80)
Bio: Stephanie Coontz is an author, historian, and faculty member at Evergreen State College. She teaches history and family studies and is Director of Research and Public Education for the Council on Contemporary Families, which she chaired from 2001-2004.
Known for:
- Marriage, a history (2005)
- The Way We Never Were (1992)
- The Way We Really Are (1967)
- The social origins of private life (1988)