The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia

(Hardback)

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Perhaps the most important woman in 20th century America, Eleanor Roosevelt fascinates scholar and layperson alike. This exciting encyclopedia brings together basic information illuminating her complex career and making the interaction between her private and public lives accessible to scholars, students, and the general public. Written by scholarsincluding the most eminent Eleanor Roosevelt and New Deal scholarsjournalists, and those who knew her, the 200 plus entries in this book provide easy access to material showing how Eleanor Roosevelt changed the First Lady's role in politics, widened opportunities for women, became a liberal leader during the Cold War era, and served as a guiding spirit at the United Nations. A unique resource, the book provides an introduction to American history through the vantage point of a woman who both represented her times and moved beyond them. Illuminating her multifaceted career, life, and relationships, The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia offers the reader an unparalleled opportunity to examine the complicated and fascinating life of Eleanor Roosevelt.

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"[A] wonderful introduction to Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented, exhilarating and ardent life...this encyclopedia is a basic and essential guide to her multiple interests and many lives."-From the foreword by Blanche Wiesen Cook
"I have no doubt that the Encyclopedia will be of immense value to historians, editors, journalists, Rooseveltians and interested citizens. It is at once a guide to the life and works of perhaps the most distinguished American woman of the century and a stimulus to further scholarship both in Roosevelt studies and in women's history."-Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
"Our fascination with Eleanor Roosevelt grows larger with each passing year. This splendid encyclopedia offers an expansive, near-definitive exploration of her life and times. It belongs on the bookshelf of everyone who seeks to understand the meaning of the 20th century United States."-Nelson Lichtenstein author of Walter Reuther: The Most Dangerous Man in Detroit
.,."the work by the writers of The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia provides invaluable insight into her multiple interests and varied lifestyle and how her life affected both women's history and mass media history."-Journalism History
...the work by the writers of The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia provides invaluable insight into her multiple interests and varied lifestyle and how her life affected both women's history and mass media history.-Journalism History
[O]ffers fascinating glimpses into the corners of ER's life usually overlooked in the blaze of her triumphs....[W]ill prove an invaluable reference tool....This book belongs in every library.-American Journalism
[T]his volume provides a user-friendly resource that will be invaluable to teachers and students at the middle through high school levels. It makes for fascinating reading.-VOYA
Eleanor Roosevelt remains a model for women's advocacy, and this volume will be helpful to students who need to learn more about her.-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)
That Eleanor Roosevelt was a complex twentieth century woman is illustrated throughout the volume, which brings together in a scholarly yet readable style the many facets of her life and career. This encyclopedia is recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries.-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin (Starred Review)
This unique reference source about an extraordinary American Woman is not only chock full of information, but also fascinating reading. This work is highly recommended for all collections serving audiences in U.S., twentieth-century, and women's history.-American Reference Books Annual
"Offers fascinating glimpses into the corners of ER's life usually overlooked in the blaze of her triumphs....Will prove an invaluable reference tool....This book belongs in every library."-American Journalism
"This volume provides a user-friendly resource that will be invaluable to teachers and students at the middle through high school levels. It makes for fascinating reading."-VOYA
..."the work by the writers of The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia provides invaluable insight into her multiple interests and varied lifestyle and how her life affected both women's history and mass media history."-Journalism History
"[O]ffers fascinating glimpses into the corners of ER's life usually overlooked in the blaze of her triumphs....[W]ill prove an invaluable reference tool....This book belongs in every library."-American Journalism
"[T]his volume provides a user-friendly resource that will be invaluable to teachers and students at the middle through high school levels. It makes for fascinating reading."-VOYA
"Eleanor Roosevelt remains a model for women's advocacy, and this volume will be helpful to students who need to learn more about her."-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)
"This unique reference source about an extraordinary American Woman is not only chock full of information, but also fascinating reading. This work is highly recommended for all collections serving audiences in U.S., twentieth-century, and women's history."-American Reference Books Annual
"That Eleanor Roosevelt was a complex twentieth century woman is illustrated throughout the volume, which brings together in a scholarly yet readable style the many facets of her life and career. This encyclopedia is recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin (Starred Review)

Author Bio

MAURINE H. BEASLEY is Professor of Journalism at the University of Maryland, where she specializes in women and media. She has published seven books, including Eleanor Roosevelt and the Media: A Public Quest for Self-Fulfillment (1987) and The White House Conferences of Eleanor Roosevelt (1983). HOLLY C. SHULMAN is Research Associate Professor at the University of Virginia. She focused initially on media history and is the author of The Voice of America: Propaganda and Democracy, 1941-1945 (1990). HENRY R. BEASLEY has been Director of International Affairs for the National Marine Fisheries Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.