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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is an American historian of early America and the history of women and a professor at Harvard University. Her approach to history has been described as a tribute to "the silent work of ordinary people"—an approach that, in her words, aims to "show the interconnection between public events and private experience."

✵ 11. July 1938
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Famous Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Quotes

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Source: Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

“A pioneer is not someone who makes her own soap. She is one who takes up her burdens and walks toward the future.”

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

“To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.”

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Source: Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

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