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Perhaps the most important woman in 20th century America, Eleanor Roosevelt fascinates scholar and layperson alike. This exciting encyclopedia brings together basic information illuminating her complex career and making the interaction between her private and public lives accessible to scholars, students, and the general public. Written by scholars—including the most eminent Eleanor Roosevelt and New Deal scholars—journalists, and those who knew her, the 200 plus entries in this book provide easy access to material showing how Eleanor Roosevelt changed the First Lady's role in politics, widened opportunities for women, became a liberal leader during the Cold War era, and served as a guiding spirit at the United Nations. A unique resource, the book provides an introduction to American history through the vantage point of a woman who both represented her times and moved beyond them.
Illuminating her multifaceted career, life, and relationships, The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia offers the reader an unparalleled opportunity to examine the complicated and fascinating life of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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[A] wonderful introduction to Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented, exhilarating and ardent life...this encyclopedia is a basic and essential guide to her multiple interests and many lives.From the foreword by Blanche Wiesen Cook
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...the work by the writers of The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia provides invaluable insight into her multiple interests and varied lifestyle and how her life affected both women's history and mass media history.Journalism History
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Our fascination with Eleanor Roosevelt grows larger with each passing year. This splendid encyclopedia offers an expansive, near-definitive exploration of her life and times. It belongs on the bookshelf of everyone who seeks to understand the meaning of the 20th century United States.Nelson Lichtenstein author of Walter Reuther: The Most Dangerous Man in Detroit
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This unique reference source about an extraordinary American Woman is not only chock full of information, but also fascinating reading. This work is highly recommended for all collections serving audiences in U.S., twentieth-century, and women's history.American Reference Books Annual
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[T]his volume provides a user-friendly resource that will be invaluable to teachers and students at the middle through high school levels. It makes for fascinating reading.VOYA
About the Author
MAURINE H. BEASLEY is Professor of Journalism at the University of Maryland, where she specializes in women and media.HOLLY C. SHULMAN is Research Associate Professor at the University of Virginia.HENRY R. BEASLEY has been Director of International Affairs for the National Marine Fisheries Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Table of Contents
Preface
Foreword by Blanche Wiesen Cook
Introduction by James MacGregor Burns
Chronology of Eleanor Roosevelt's Life and Career
Well-Known Quotations by Eleanor Roosevelt
The Encyclopedia
Index