Jill Lepore, author portrait
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Jill Lepore

JILL LEPORE is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her books include the New York Times best seller The Secret History of Wonder Woman and Book of Ages, a finalist for the National Book Award. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
 

This America
Joe Gould's Teeth
The Secret History of Wonder Woman
Book of Ages
The Mansion of Happiness
Blindspot
New York Burning
A Is for American
The Name of War

Books

This America
Joe Gould's Teeth
The Secret History of Wonder Woman
Book of Ages
The Mansion of Happiness
Blindspot
New York Burning
A Is for American
The Name of War

Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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