Elliott Roosevelt, Eleanor's father, is confined to a mental asylum; Eleanor's mother, Anna Hall Roosevelt, dies of diphtheria. Eleanor becomes engaged to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her fifth cousin ...

Feminist historian Blanche Wiesen Cook published the first volume of her biography of Roosevelt in 1992. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the newly... Volume 3 Of Eleanor Roosevelt Biography Chronicles ...

On this Road Trip Close to Home, we're going to the Hyde Park home of one of the most influential women in history. The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, also known as Val-Kill, was the home ...

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her teenage granddaughter, Nina Gibson, board a plan for a five-week tour of the Middle East. (Courtesy/SUNY Press) On rainy days at Val-Kill Cottage in Hyde ...

"Eleanor," as brought to life by Jean Stapleton on Arena's Kreeger stage, is a historical novel reincarnated as a stage play. If that sounds a tad metaphysical, well, that's only fitting. "I lived in ...

Liz Hewett was excited to see her 5-year-old daughter so invested in her President's Day project, but had no clue how far the love for Eleanor Roosevelt would go Liz Hewett's daughter's project took ...

Learn about the many ways diplomat, activist, and 2023 American Women Quarters honoree Eleanor Roosevelt made American history through this selected collection of resources from across the Smithsonian ...

Last things first. One of the most extraordinary aspects of the third volume of Blanche Wiesen Cook's monumental biography of Eleanor Roosevelt is the way it ends. I don't think I've ever read another ...