Eleanor Roosevelt played a crucial role in advancing civil rights by engaging with Black leaders, advocating against segregation, and influencing policy behind the scenes. From supporting ...

13. "A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted—in the air. A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs, who, however, has never learned to walk forward. A reactionary is a somnambulist ...

Not where is Eleanor buried, but a Washington D.C. site she often visited for quiet reflection during her husband Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 4,442 days as president. The show blends strength ...

Works from an environmental activist, a legal scholar, a renowned historian, and a debut novelist provide a range of paths to ...

The Columbia County Libraries Association (CCLA) invites the public to the inaugural program in a new history series on ...

What began as a simple hobby has grown into a life-long passion for William Padamonsky, whose collection of presidential ...

Still, Alice continued to be invited to the White House by Eleanor until Franklin Roosevelt could stand it no longer. Alice, being a Republican, heartily denounced FDR and the New Deal lustily every ...

Eleanor Roosevelt hired Lizzie as her maid. “Lizzie,” as the president called her, worked behind the scenes not only taking care of the Roosevelts, but also using her relationship with FDR to ...

Were Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt related? Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) and his fifth cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt, both members of two different families from Oyster Bay and Hyde Park, New York, ...

The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.