![]() ![]() This is an unparalleled presentation of a woman whose life was filled with passionate commitment and who struggled for personal fulfillment. The book doses in 1938, as Europe moves toward war. ![]() She took unpopular stands and often countered her husband's policies, particularly concerning racial justice, women's rights, the plight of refugees, and approaches to Fascism and the Spanish Civil War. She ran a virtual parallel administration that championed civil rights, affordable housing, and a New Deal for women. A loyal wife, a devoted mother, a woman who courted romance and adventure, Eleanor Roosevelt was America's most compelling, charismatic, and visionary First Lady. In the thirties, Eleanor becomes even more surprising and multifaceted. The second volume plunges into the White House years and the Great Depression, the time when Eleanor exerted enormous influence over the course of the country. Blanche Wiesen Cook's Eleanor Roosevelt presents an unprecedented portrait of the towering female figure of the twentieth century. First Edition.Ĭelebrated by feminists, historians, politicians, and reviewers everywhere. Clean, tight, square copy with only light used wear. A very nice book from private collection. ![]()
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