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What I hope to leave behind

Name: What I hope to leave behind
Author: Allida M. Black
ISBN: 9780926019881

by Allida M. Black

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Eleanor Roosevelt is one of the most important women in American history. An indefatigable champion of human rights, ER represented all that was good about democracy. Through her books, speeches, and articles she gave the world a clear vision of human rights and democratic responsibilities. The one-hundred-and-twenty-six of her articles and speeches published here are the first compilation of ER's essential arguments. The book traces the development of her style from that of a self-effacing political journalist to a self-assured, unabashed activist for democracy and human rights. In ER's words, it documents her explanation of the issues central to a just society - the rights of all people, regardless of nationality, sex, age, wealth, or race and the inherent responsibility of democratic citizenship.

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Library Journal

Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most outspoken and astute women of the 20th century. This collection of her writings, spanning 1927 to 1962, includes articles published in popular political and women's magazines, scholarly journals, interviews, congressional records and hearings, and books, as well as unpublished materials. Black (Casting Her Own Shadow: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Shaping of Postwar Liberalism, LJ 11/15/95) has artfully arranged these publications by the major issues that concerned ER: civil rights, moral responsibility, political analysis, women, youth, war, and human rights. One of the most comprehensive gatherings of ER's works (for a thorough bibliography, see John A. Edens's Eleanor Roosevelt: A Comprehensive Bibliography, Greenwood, 1994), this title renders Roosevelt's writings accessible to students and admirers alike. Despite the cost, this is highly recommended for all academic and large public libraries.-Jenny Presnell, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, Ohio

Booknews

Hillary Clinton has a long way to go to catch up to the prolific Eleanor Roosevelt, as this collection of 126 of the former first lady's articles and speeches attests. Essays on human rights and democratic responsibilities, originally published in titles such as the New York Times, Look, and Ladies' Home Journal, demonstrate the development of her style from a self-effacing political journalist to a self-assured activist. Subjects include civil rights, education, women, the United Nations, and human rights. Includes b&w photos, and a bibliographic essay. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)