Eleanor Roosevelt pt 3: "But For The Honor Of Our Country."

Continuing the epic journey into the life of the finest first lady we've ever had, C takes us through Eleanor's White House years. Detailing her tumultuous relationship with Lorena "Hick" Hickok, Mrs. Nesbitt's terrible food, hot dogs with royalty, and the hard years of the depression. Throughout it all, Eleanor shined as a tireless beacon of hope for an exhausted nation that often did not know where our next meal was coming from. A steady voice helping embolden hearts as her hand helped to guide this nation right into WW2. She spoke reasonably about some of our most shameful hours. She said for the honor of our country, we must ignore racial differences and now as in her day, Eleanor's words ring true with the clarity and empathy sorely missed in leadership. It is a real honor to present part 3 of her story.

 Resources:

Eleanor and Hick: the Love Affair that Shaped a First Lady by Susan Quinn

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/11/22/the-first-kitchen

https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/browse-my-day-columns (for the My Day column specifically)

If You Ask Me: Essential Advice from Eleanor Roosevelt, ed by Mary Jo Binker

Dinner with the President by Alex Prud’Homme

Eleanor in the Village: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Search for Freedom and Identity in New York’s

Greenwich Village. By Jan Jarboe Russell

Eleanor Roosevelt, vols 1-3, Blanche Wiesen Cook

The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt

https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/timeline/

Ken Burns’ documentary, The Roosevelts