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It's Up to the Women Library Edition
Contributor(s): Roosevelt, Eleanor (Author), Lepore, Jill (Contribution by), Toren, Suzanne (Read by)
ISBN: 1478973854     ISBN-13: 9781478973850
Publisher: Nation Books
OUR PRICE:   $69.29  
Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats
Published: April 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- History | Women
- History | United States - 20th Century
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Chronological Period - 1930's
 
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Written at the height of the Great Depression, It's up to the Women is Eleanor Roosevelt's advice to women of all ages on every aspect of life. During a time of extreme hardship, she called on women particularly to do their part: cutting costs where needed, spending reasonably, and taking a personal responsibility to keep the economy going. She wrote, Women, whether subtly or vociferously, have always been a tremendous power in the destiny of the world and with so many of them now holding important positions and receiving recognition and earning the respect of the men as well as the members of their own sex, it seems more than ever that in this crisis, 'It's Up to the Women '

Roosevelt was among the earliest and most influential people of the time to compile such a wide-ranging treatment of the roles women should take in both private and public life. Her opinions about women's equality, civil rights, and a higher standard of education in the United States were ahead of her time. She argued for:

The need for equal pay for equal work, The sheer necessity of quality education, Less indifference regarding the right to vote, andThe necessity of knowing one's neighbors for both urban and rural citizens.

She also commented on the stark condition changes related to the Great Depression-homelessness, hunger, and alterations in the social order within communities and within families. Within this context, she calls upon the women to lead with her timely advice.

Although Roosevelt was still within her first year as First Lady of the United States when she wrote this book, she had already rewritten the role with her active participation politics, speaking tours around the country, and her participation in press conferences. In this book, she showed a firm grasp of what was going on in the lives of the American women and of the role women could and should fulfill in the life of the nation.

Contributor Bio(s): Roosevelt, Eleanor: - Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was an American politician, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945. She made Gallup's list of "People that Americans Most Widely Admired in the 20th Century," and Time's "The 25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century."

Jill Lepore is a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her books include The Name of War (1998), which won the Bancroft Prize; New York Burning (2005), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history; The Story of America (2012), which was short-listed for the PEN Literary Award for the Art of the Essay; Book of Ages (2013), a finalist for the National Book Award; and The Secret History of Wonder Woman (2014). Lepore is the David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History at Harvard University. In 2012, she was named a Harvard College Professor, in recognition of distinction in undergraduate teaching.Lepore, Jill: -

Jill Lepore, a New York Times bestselling author, is the David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at the New Yorker. Her many books include New York Burning, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; The Name of War, winner of the Bancroft Prize; The Mansion of Happiness, short-listed for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction; and Book of Ages, a finalist for the National Book Award.

Toren, Suzanne: -

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.