BooksRock.com - Kids Books At Amazing Low Prices!

Acclaimed for her roles in politics and diplomacy, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt was also a prolific author, journalist, lecturer, broadcaster, educator, and public personality.

Using excerpts from her books, columns, articles, press conferences, speeches, radio talks, and correspondence, Eleanor Roosevelt: In Her Words tracks her contributions from the 1920s, when she entered journalism and public life; through the White House years, when she campaigned for racial justice, the labor movement, and the forgotten woman; to the postwar era, when she served at the United Nations and shaped the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Selections touch on Roosevelt's early entries in women's magazines (Ten Rules for Success in Marriage), her insights on women in politics (Women Must Learn to Play the Game As Men Do), her commentary on World War II (What We Are Fighting For), her work for civil rights (The Four Equalities), her clash with Soviet delegates at the UN (These Same Old Stale Charges), and her advice literature (If You Ask Me). Surprises include her unique preparation for leadership, the skill with which she defied critics and grasped authority, her competitive stance as a professional, and the force of her political messages to modern readers.

Scorning the America First mindset, Eleanor Roosevelt underlined the interdependence of people and of nations. Eleanor Roosevelt: In Her Words illuminates her achievement as a champion of civil rights, human rights, and democratic ideals.

Suzanne Toren has over thirty years of experience in narration. She has won the American Foundation for the Blind's Scourby Award for Narrator of the Year, AudioFile magazine named her the 2009 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture, and she is the recipient of multiple Earphones Awards. She performs on and off Broadway and in regional theaters and has appeared on Law & Order and in various soap operas.

Nancy Woloch is a professor of women's history and the history of education at Barnard College and Columbia University. She is also the author of Women and the American Experience, A Class By Herself: Protective Laws for Women Workers, 1890-1990s, and The American Century: A History of the United States Since the 1890s to name a few.