They need to understand the history to understand what they're reading.

I'm not seeing somebody maybe step off the curb in front of me because I'm too busy reading all the illegal signage on the side of the road.

We don't want them to be stressed over reading these books.

This is a significant moment in women's history, but also in American history,

History to me is important because it helps you plan where you're going from where you've been.

When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well as reading it - or rather, it is like living it. It makes reading so much more exciting, but I don't suppose many people try to do it.