Review of
The
Eleanor Roosevelt Story, by Archibald MacLeish
Five out of five stars
Many women have
taken the role of pioneers in bettering the personal and professional positions
of women in the world. Despite her high level of name recognition, the achievements
of Eleanor Roosevelt are still underappreciated. Before she became First Lady
of the United States, the role was almost exclusively ceremonial, they were
expected to fill only a supportive role of their husbands.
Eleanor
Roosevelt as a First Lady was an energetic activist, traveling the country,
literally being unafraid to get her clothes and hands dirty. She also felt the
wrath of the opposition press to a far greater extent than any other First Lady
before or since. Eleanor Roosevelt filled the role of a First Lady at a time
when women were expected to be subservient to men, when publicly stating a
forceful opinion was taboo in the eyes of a clear majority of Americans.
As the title
implies, this book is primarily photographs of the life of Eleanor Roosevelt
with some explanatory text included. Therefore, it can only be considered a
primer on the life of a woman that did a great deal to change America. In that
context, this is an excellent primer on the life of an extraordinary woman that
championed the people that had little power or voice to change their
circumstances.
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