Jill Lepore

Jill Lepore is an American historian, author, and professor known for her work in American history and her contributions to The New Yorker.

"Replacing “progress” with “innovation” skirts the question of whether a novelty is an improvement: the world may not be getting better and better but our devices are getting newer and newer."

Jill Lepore

"The study of history requires investigation, imagination, empathy, and respect. Reverence just doesn't enter into it."

Jill Lepore