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Eleanor Roosevelt
Volume I, 1884-1933
Author: Blanche Wiesen Cook
Narrator: Kate Reading
Unabridged: 22 hr 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Published: 07/05/2016
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Political Biography, History, Canadian History, Women
Synopsis
Eleanor Roosevelt was born into the privileges and prejudices of American aristocracy and into a family ravaged by alcoholism. She overcame debilitating roots: in her public life, fighting against racism and injustice and advancing the rights of women; and in her private life, forming lasting intimate friendships with some of the great men and women of her times.
This landmark biography provides a compelling new evaluation of one of the most inspiring women in American political history. Celebrated by feminists, historians, politicians, and reviewers everywhere, it presents an unprecedented portrait of a brave, fierce, passionate political leader of our century.
This landmark biography provides a compelling new evaluation of one of the most inspiring women in American political history. Celebrated by feminists, historians, politicians, and reviewers everywhere, it presents an unprecedented portrait of a brave, fierce, passionate political leader of our century.