My Day The Best Of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962

by Roosevelt, Eleanor; Emblidge, David

• ISBN13: 9780306810107
• ISBN10: 0306810107
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-08
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Recently named "Woman of the Century" in a survey conducted by the National Women's Hall of Fame, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote her hugely popular syndicated column "My Day" for over a quarter of that century, from 1936 to 1962. This collection brings together for the first time in a single volume the most memorable of those columns, written with singular wit, elegance, compassion, and insighteverything from her personal perspectives on the New Deal and World War II to the painstaking diplomacy required of her as chair of the United Nations Committee on Human Rights after the war to the joys of gardening at her beloved Hyde Park home. To quote Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., "What a remarkable woman she was! These sprightly and touching selections from Eleanor Roosevelt's famous column evoke an extraordinary personality."

Author Biography

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962), who was intimately involved in the political life of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, led women's organizations and youth movements and fought for consumer welfare, civil rights, and improved housing. Under her leadership, the United Nations approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Blanche Wiesen Cook
1936- 1941 Up from the Depression
1936	3	(10)
1937	13	(10)
1938	23	(10)
1939	33	(10)
1940	43	(8)
1941	51	(14)
1942- 1945 The War Years
1942	65	(10)
1943	75	(10)
1944	85	(10)
1945	95	(16)
1946- 1952 Building the Peace
1946	111	(12)
1947	123	(10)
1948	133	(10)
1949	143	(12)
1950	155	(10)
1951	165	(14)
1952	179	(14)
1953- 1962 First Lady of the World
1953	193	(12)
1954	205	(12)
1955	217	(12)
1956	229	(12)
1957	241	(14)
1958	255	(12)
1959	267	(12)
1960	279	(12)
1961	291	(8)
1962	299	(10)
Epilogue	309	(2)
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Brief Biography	311	(4)
Eleanor Roosevelt: Time Line	315	(4)
About the Editor	319	(2)
Index	321