Eleanor Roosevelt: In Her Words by Eleanor Roosevelt

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Eleanor Roosevelt: In Her Words by Eleanor Roosevelt

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This unique collection of personal and professional letters, daily newspaper columns, radio shows, speeches, manuscripts, and photographs creates an intimate portrait of America's original 'nasty woman.'

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Eleanor Roosevelt: In Her Words by Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt is considered by many to be the most fascinating, accomplished, and admired woman in American history. While she is best known as a politician, diplomat, humanitarian, UN delegate, activist, feminist, and First Lady she was also a prolific reporter and writer who changed the role of women in government. Roosevelt wrote twenty-seven books, more than 8,000 columns, and over 555 articles. She received an average of 175,000 letters a year while she served as first lady and delivered more than 75 speeches a year. Organized into sections like by sections like Becoming Eleanor Roosevelt, On Women, Diversity and Democracy, and the UN and Human Rights, In Her Words: Eleanor Roosevelt collects the most fascinating writings from her life including historical documents like the Universal Human Declaration of Rights, relevant commentary on sexism, racism, and immigration, intimate letters to Lorena Hickock and others, and witty self-help. Illustrated with dozens of photographs and documents, this is the perfect gift for history buffs, feminist, social activists, and anyone who is curious about the Roosevelt family.

Nancy Woloch is a professor of women's history and the history of education at Barnard College and Columbia University. She is also the author of Women and the American Experience, A Class By Herself: Protective Laws for Women Workers, 1890-1990s, and The American Century: A History of the United States Since the 1890s to name a few.

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ISBN 13 9780316552912
ISBN 10 0316552917
Title Eleanor Roosevelt: In Her Words
Author Eleanor Roosevelt
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Year published 2017-10-26
Number of pages 368
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.