![]() Lepore acknowledges that it is redundant to reassert these facts. Today, the male Franklin is a symbol of America’s Enlightenment era, the invention of electricity, the evolution of the nation-state into a sovereign entity, and diplomatic progress. Lepore suggests that his presence in the annals of history overshadows that of Jane Franklin, but questions the common notion that he was inherently more prolific or genius than his sister. Book of Ages begins with a reflection on the ubiquity of Benjamin Franklin. Book of Ages, for its comprehensive analysis of women in the Revolutionary era, has been celebrated as one of the best contemporary works on early American history. ![]() Lepore’s central thesis is that many female figures have influenced history in ways that do not make it into historical registers, whether due to credit taken from them, or to the active suppression of women’s achievements. ![]() Lepore contends that Jane’s opinions, through her brother and other male peers, informed the course of American history despite her status as a marginalized subject. The youngest sister of the inventor and politician Benjamin Franklin, Jane Franklin was his closest confidant. ![]() Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin (2013) is a biography of the eighteenth-century figure Jane Franklin Mecom by American historian Jill Lepore. ![]()
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