Ellen B RockmoreEllen B. Rockmore was born and raised in Manhattan. She was once a New York lawyer, but for the past eighteen years she has taught expository writing at Dartmouth College. She lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with her husband, children, and golden retriever. She recently began a two-year term as a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Her essay titled "How Texas Teaches History" was published in the New York Times. Read More Read Less