About the book
Born into the prejudices and privileges of American high society and into a family ravaged by alcoholism, Eleanor Roosevelt overcame those roots. The first volume of Blanche Wiesen Cook's biography traces her family background, birth, childhood, schooling and marriage, and closes with Franklin Roosevelt's election to the presidency, the years of her youth and coming of age. Cook follows both sides of her life: in public, her fight against racism and injustice and for the rights of women; in private, the lasting intimate friendships she formed with leading men and women of her day. The book opens a trilogy whose third volume covers 1938 to 1962.
Ryan Holiday included it among his recommended life-changing biographies, describing Roosevelt's skill at turning the role of First Lady, long limited to party planning, into a platform for change and influence.
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Ryan Holiday (Founder/Brass Check)
The prospects Eleanor Roosevelt faced when she entered the White House were not good. First Ladies hadn’t done anything in decades besides party planning and a few of her predecessors had had nervous breakdowns. She wanted to do something different. This is a book about her political and social acumen–her ability to turn a meaningless position into a powerful platform for change and influence. I read this book and came away so impressed. We can learn a lot.
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