Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Stephanie Coontz
Born: August 31, 1944 (age 81)
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)