Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
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)