In his autobiography, Roosevelt wrote of the disapproval, "These men laughed at me, and told me that politics were ‘low'; that the organizations were not controlled by ‘gentlemen'; that I ...

Eleanor Roosevelt started off almost every early article she wrote, starting with, "My mother was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen." And I think her life was a constant and continual and ...

She became a maid for wealthy Atlanta residents, including successful businessman and civic leader Edward Inman, his wife, Emily, and their two children, Hugh and Edward Jr. It was at a small party ...

Dr. Leuchtenburg (pronounced LUCK-tuhn-burg) wrote or edited eight books about Roosevelt and his era, affirming the president as a pioneering figure who “infused the office with an energy it had ...