Politics & GovernmentJanuary 9, 2017
Remembering American Historian and Civic Activist Joyce Appleby
She stood ramrod straight with curled gray hair, tasteful clothes and a dignified demeanor. Her look, combined with her sharp mind and renown as an American historian, could be intimidating. But Joyce Appleby, who died December 23 at the age of 87, was “always kind, always respectful.”