Download or read book Why History Matters written by Gerda Lerner and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Why History Matters", Lerner sums up her thinking and research of the last 16 years, combining personal reminiscences with innovative theory that illuminates the importance of history and the vital role women have played in it. "Lerner has set a standard that few of her fellow scholars will ever match".--John Demos, "The New York Times Book Review".