"I am used to hearing malicious falsehoods about myself… But I think I have the right to resent, to object to, defamatory ...

From 1948: F.D.R.’s widow became a celebrated Presidential spouse during her years in the White House. After his death, her role transformed into something powerful and new.

In 1943, while Eleanor Roosevelt was in the Bay Area to promote war bonds, she visited San Quentin and met with Warden Clinton Duffy and his wife, Gladys.

Selverstone also noted that it was first lady Eleanor Roosevelt who arranged the Oval Office meeting between the civil rights leaders and FDR as part of her advocacy for desegregation in the ...

That relationship, which started between the civil rights pioneer's and the first lady of the United States' shared political interests, developed into a personal friendship that Whittaker ...

Clark said the timing of the pistol permit coincided with Eleanor Roosevelt’s travels throughout the South — by herself — in advocacy of civil rights. Those trips prompted death threats.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) As an advocate for human rights, social justice and women empowerment, Roosevelt left a legacy in D.C. paving the way for future first ladies to be the voices of change.

Eleanor, meanwhile, nurtured her public image as an advocate of democracy, women’s wrights and civil rights for African Americans. She became the first First Lady to holder her own press ...

Eleanor Roosevelt played a crucial role in advancing civil rights by engaging with Black leaders, advocating against segregation, and influencing policy behind the scenes. From supporting anti ...

Roosevelt worked tirelessly in support of civil rights for African Americans, Asian Americans as well as World War II refugees. Join Hope Presbyterian Church to find out more about Eleanor ...

Yet, Eleanor Roosevelt did occupy a singular place in U.S. history. She did all those things in her 12 years as first lady and so much in the remaining 17 years of her life that this morning’s ...