The importance of history, part 1

There is a nice op-ed in the National Post today about the importance of history education by Jennie Morgan. However, towards the end of the article is this incredible paragraph:

Of course it's true that history's generals, kings and inventors were Dead White Men, and so dwelling on them gives short shrift to women and minorities. But the remedy for that is critical analysis, not "feel good" exercises. To overcome prejudices, students need more knowledge, not less.

I hope that Ms. Morgan can overcome her prejudice against 'dead white males'. History should be about the people who were important, whether they were male or female, or 'white' or not.