Day 2- Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

We never hear much about Mrs. Roosevelt. She was certainly a woman before her time. She was born a Roosevelt, cousin to her future husband, Franklin, and she, like her make cousins, set out to change the world. She was an early champion of suffrage and equality for women as well racial equality long before others took up the call. Many call her the co-president for she served in many cases that her husband could not. She had a newspaper column and even a television show. She was even one of the first delegates to the UN. Like most women, almost nothing is taught in school about this accomplished and important American woman. I consider her one of the most important people of the 20th century.


From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt)
( Anna Eleanor Roosevelt )

Read more about her at the link above.

She wrote many books:
( Books Written by Eleanor Roosevelt )

Books about Eleanor Roosevelt:
Blanch Wiesen Cook has a three volume biography:
Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol. 1: 1884-1933
Eleanor Roosevelt : Volume 2 , The Defining Years, 1933-1938
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962
Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady – Susan Quinn


I would also suggest watching Ken Burns’ The Roosevelts: an Intimate History to learn more about this amazing woman and the world she lived in.