Women Active

Hailed as The First Lady of the World by Harry S. Truman, Eleanor Roosevelt was one of America's great reforming leaders who changed forever our national policy toward youths, blacks, women, the poor, and the United Nations. The wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was one of the most active First Ladies as well as an esteemed public figure in her own right. Complete with quotations and excerpts from her speeches, writings, and interviews, The Wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt conveys the indomitable spirit and passion of this magnificent women.