Laura Hirshbein, MD, PhD
@laurahirshbein.bsky.social
Historian, psychiatrist, cat lover.
Reposted by Laura Hirshbein, MD, PhD
Don’t look for heroes or heroines in history. Most people in the past won’t live up to our ideals. Look for complex individuals who did some admirable things and may have done some atrocious things, and study them for who they were within their own time.
December 15, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Don’t look for heroes or heroines in history. Most people in the past won’t live up to our ideals. Look for complex individuals who did some admirable things and may have done some atrocious things, and study them for who they were within their own time.