Lily Rothman

Lily Rothman is a senior editor at TIME, overseeing the magazine's weekly The Brief section, the TIME.com History vertical and the TIME Vault.

Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten on the occasion of their engagement at Buckingham Palace in London.

How Prince Philip Became Queen Elizabeth's Unlikely Husband

Philip's unusual background allowed him to help his Queen and wife become t...

Philip's unusual background allowed him to help his Queen and wife become the monarch who defined a new era for her nation

Ruth Bader Ginsburg in New York in 1972, when she was named a professor at Columbia Law School.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy Doesn't Start With the Supreme Court. Here's How She Made News Decades Earlier

Here's how she made news decades earlier

Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) is photographed in his offices in the Canon House office building in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2009.

Why John Lewis Kept Telling the Story of Civil Rights, Even Though It Hurt

Read a previously unpublished excerpt from John Lewis' 2017 conversation wi...

Read a previously unpublished excerpt from John Lewis' 2017 conversation with TIME

What It's Like to Be an Advice Columnist During a Global Pandemic

In the weeks before the coronavirus reshaped the lives of people around the...

In the weeks before the coronavirus reshaped the lives of people around the world, Daniel M. Lavery, who writes the "Dear Prudence" advice column at Slate, received an unusual letter. The writer, in the course...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt during one of his fireside chats broadcasted on NBC Radio

What Can History Teach Today's Leaders? Doris Kearns Goodwin Shares Presidential Lessons for the Coronavirus Pandemic

"The overwhelming majority have never seen a situation that so severely dis...

"The overwhelming majority have never seen a situation that so severely disrupts our daily routines. Maybe that’s where history can provide perspective and solace"

Greta Thunberg Is the Youngest TIME Person of the Year Ever. Here’s How She Made History

The climate activist is the first teenager to receive the recognition

'We're All Growing Up Together': As Sesame Street Turns 50, Big Bird Is Still Making Friends Everywhere He Goes

There are perks to being an 8-ft.-tall canary. Everyone recognizes you and ...

There are perks to being an 8-ft.-tall canary. Everyone recognizes you and wants to be your friend. On the other hand, our world is not built for 8-ft.-tall canaries. Inside a television studio, for example,...