"The principal orchestrator of the passage of women's suffrage in Texas, a founder and national officer of the League of Women Voters, the first woman to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Texas, and a candidate for that state's governorship, Minnie Fisher Cunningham was one of the…
Minnie Fisher Cunningham, Texas's most important female political activist, directed Texas's woman suffrage campaign, helped found the National League of Women Voters and the Woman's National Democratic Club and was also a leader of the post-1945 Texas liberal movement. This is …
"The principal orchestrator of the passage of women's suffrage in Texas, a founder and national officer of the League of Women Voters, the first woman to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Texas, and a candidate for that state's governorship, Minnie Fisher Cunningham was one of the…
Minnie Fisher Cunningham was Texas's most important female political activist. After directing Texas's woman suffrage campaign, she helped found the National League of Women Voters and the Woman's National Democratic Club. This is the biography of the lifelong politician affecti…
Offers selected transcripts of the prime time radio broadcasts of Eleanor Roosevelt, including her most famous, historic, and influential shows.
Offers selected transcripts of the prime time radio broadcasts of Eleanor Roosevelt, including her most famous, historic, and influential shows.
A comprehensive narrative of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his relationship with the various women in his life including Lucy Mercer, with whom he had a long-time affair.
Introduction: Why Eleanor Roosevelt Matters -- Surviving a Tragic Childhood, 1884-1894 -- A Teenager Finds Her Voice, 1895-1903 -- Marriage, Motherhood, and Politics, 1904-1911 -- Becoming a Political Partner, 1912-1918 -- New Friends, New Activism, and New Purpose, 1919-1921 --…
"Eleanor Roosevelt was an American influencer. Using her own words, personal documents, past perspectives, and new biographical research, this book introduces young adult readers to Roosevelt not only within her own historical context, but connected to contemporary issues"--
"Eleanor Roosevelt was an American influencer. Using her own words, personal documents, past perspectives, and new biographical research, this book introduces young adult readers to Roosevelt not only within her own historical context, but connected to contemporary issues"--
In the pantheon of American heroes, few names are more revered than that of 'Roosevelt.' As the decades pass into the century mark, the recent works of "historians" such as Doris Kearns Goodwin and film producer Ken Burns have exalted the Holy Trinity of Roosevelt to demi-god st…
In the pantheon of American heroes, few names are more revered than that of 'Roosevelt.' As the decades pass into the century mark, the recent works of "historians" such as Doris Kearns Goodwin and film producer Ken Burns have exalted the Holy Trinity of Roosevelt to demi-god st…
A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok--a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. "…
A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok...a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. …
"In 1933, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt embarked on the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put her deep disappointment in her marriage behind her and developed an independent life--now threatened by…
