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Abstract
Eleanor Roosevelt stands as one of the world’s greatest humanitarians, having dedicated her remarkable life to the liberty and equality of all people. In this sincere and frank self-portrait she recounts her childhood – marked by the death of her mother and separation from the rest of her family at age seven – her marriage to Franklin D. Roosevelt; and the challenges of motherhood, including the tragic death of her second son, all of which occurred before her twenty-fifth birthday.
It wasn’t till her thirties that Eleanor Roosevelt began the life for which she is known. A committed supporter of women’s suffrage, architect of the welfare state, leader of the UN Commission on Human Rights and author of the Declaration of Human Rights, as well as being a prolific writer, diplomat, visionary, pacifist and committed social activist, hers is the story of the twentieth century.
At once a heart-wrenching personal narrative and a unique historical document, The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt is the ultimate example of the personal as political.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was perhaps the world's greatest humanitarian. First Chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights, politician and diplomat, committed feminist, activist, First Lady of the United States (1933-45) and prolific writer, she was called "the object of almost universal respect" in her New York Times obituary.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Half Title | i | ||
| Title Page | v | ||
| Copyright | vi | ||
| Dedication | vii | ||
| Contents | ix | ||
| Preface | xiii | ||
| Plates\r | Plate-1 | ||
| Part I: This Is My Story | 1 | ||
| 1: Memories of My Childhood | 3 | ||
| 2: Adolescence\r | 22 | ||
| 3: Home Again\r | 40 | ||
| 4: Early Days of Our Marriage | 59 | ||
| 5: A Woman\r | 68 | ||
| 6: My Introduction to Politics\r | 79 | ||
| 7: Washington\r | 88 | ||
| 8: Growing Independence | 98 | ||
| 9: A Changing Existence | 104 | ||
| 10: Readjustment | 121 | ||
| 11: The 1920 Campaign and Back to New York | 132 | ||
| 12: Trial by Fire | 141 | ||
| Part II: This I Remember | 157 | ||
| 13: The Private Lives of Public Servants | 159 | ||
| 14: Private Interlude: 1921–1927 | 173 | ||
| 15: The Governorship Years: 1928–1932 | 180 | ||
| 16: I Learn to Be a President’s Wife | 194 | ||
| 17: The First Year: 1933 | 212 | ||
| 18: The Peaceful Years: 1934–1936 | 225 | ||
| 19: Second Term: 1936–1937 | 234 | ||
| 20: The Royal Visitors | 244 | ||
| 21: Second Term: 1939–1940 | 255 | ||
| 22: The Coming of War: 1941 | 271 | ||
| 23: Visit to England | 287 | ||
| 24: Getting on with the War: 1943 | 302 | ||
| 25: Visit to the Pacific | 310 | ||
| 26: Teheran and the Caribbean | 320 | ||
| 27: The Last Term: 1944–1945 | 328 | ||
| Part III: On My Own | 345 | ||
| 28: An End and a Beginning | 347 | ||
| 29: Not Many Dull Minutes | 359 | ||
| 30: Learning the Ropes in the UN | 366 | ||
| 31: I Learn about Soviet Tactics | 379 | ||
| 32: The Human Rights Commission | 385 | ||
| 33: Foreign Travels | 398 | ||
| 34: The Long Way Home | 420 | ||
| 35: Campaigning for Stevenson | 434 | ||
| 36: Bali and Morocco | 444 | ||
| 37: In the Land of the Soviets | 454 | ||
| 38: A Challenge for the West | 469 | ||
| Part IV: The Search for Understanding | 477 | ||
| 39: Second Visit to Russia | 479 | ||
| 40: The American Dream | 492 | ||
| 41: Milestones | 506 | ||
| 42: The Democratic Convention of 1960 | 519 | ||
| 43: Unfinished Business | 527 | ||
| Afterword: Nancy Roosevelt Ireland | 541 | ||
| Index | 543 | ||
| About Zed | 558 |