Laurel thatcher ulrich well behaved5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() History has given us extraordinary women. The trail that was blazed by disobedient women is still being cleared today. That women who dare to be heard and dare to pursue accomplishment were considered to be disobedient is not just a part of history. The earliest evidence of a version of this phrase according to Quote Investigator appeared in an academic paper in the journal “American Quarterly” in 1976 by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian whose approach to history has been described as a tribute to “the silent work of ordinary people.” It has been attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, Anne Boleyn, Marylyn Monroe and, of course, Unknown. ![]() “Well-behaved women rarely make history,” is one of my most loved quotes. ![]() It has always fascinated me that what was considered well-behaved for women generally meant that they stayed unseen and silent. Yet there are women who refused to stand quietly. It’s now known that being unknown was often the only way a woman could have her words heard. Unknown has motivated and inspired people for centuries. Some of the best quotes are attributed to Unknown. A few words strung together in a simple sentence can elicit complex feeling, inspire us to accomplish great deeds and, at times, be downright revolutionary. ![]()
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