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Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History and Professor of Law at Harvard University. She is also a staff writer at The New Yorker and founder of the public archive Amend, which documents proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Her work bridges history, law, and literature, focusing on the interplay between evidence, historical methodology, and constitutionalism.
Education
- B.A. in English from Tufts University (1987)
- M.A. in American Culture from the University of Michigan (1990)
- Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale University (1995)
Lepore’s research emphasizes absences and asymmetries in the historical record, particularly the technologies of evidence and their role in shaping American constitutionalism. She also explores themes of American identity, political history, and the intersection of law with cultural narratives. Her forthcoming book, We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution (2025), continues this focus.
Scientific Awards
- Bancroft Prize
- Anisfield-Wolf Award
- PEN Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award
- Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought
- Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Elected to the American Philosophical Society
Lepore has received grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Pew Foundation, and other institutions. She founded Amend, an NEH-funded project, and has been recognized for her contributions to public history and journalism through honorary degrees and prestigious fellowships.
