Honoring Eleanor Roosevelt

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Resources on Eleanor Roosevelt

Resources: Eleanor Roosevelt


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Black, Allida M (Ed) Courage in a Dangerous World – Political Writings of Eleanor Roosevelt, New York: Columbia University Press, 1999.
Glendon, Mary Ann A World Made New – Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, New York:  Random House, 2001.
Goodwin, Doris Kearns No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in...

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DPI Conference - Celebrating ER and Reaffirming Human Rights for All

 UN DPI Conference Paris , September 2008

On September 3-5, over 1300 representatives attended the 61st annual DPI (Department of Information) Conference of recognized NGO's in Paris at the UNESCO headquarters. It was the first time that the NGO conference had ever been held outside of NY because the UN headquarters there are currently undergoing renovation.

er_dpi.jpgThe theme of...

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Celebrations in Response to a Legacy Hijacked

A Legacy Hijacked and our Response

Eleanor Roosevelt was the Driving Force behind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!

Never say that a group of strong, engaged women cannot change history - especially a record of history that is flawed.

When the Paris based René Cassin Foundation had a plaque mounted on the revamped esplanade outside the gates of the United...

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Quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt

Quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt

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The advantage of being busy is that you don’t have time to think about yourself.”

“A woman cannot meet adequately the needs of those who are nearest to her if she has no interests, no friends, no occupations of her own.”

“We create vacuums for ourselves by sheer apathy.”

“Nobody really does anything alone…it...

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