Dr. Jill Lepore

Biography

Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History at Harvard University, where she teaches in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts & Sciences. Her work explores the absences and asymmetries in the historical record, with a focus on the history of American constitutionalism and the technologies of evidence. Lepore is a prize-winning historian and a contributing writer for The New Yorker, where her essays often intersect topics of American history, law, literature, and politics. She has authored several books, including 'Truths: History of the United States' and 'The Secret History of Wonder Woman,' the latter winning the 2015 American History Book Prize. Lepore's scholarly contributions have garnered numerous accolades, including the Bancroft Prize and the Pulitzer Prize finalist status for nonfiction. She is known for her engaging teaching in historical methods and evidence, and her courses often include topics on writing history, constitutional history, and the humanities.

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