In this issue: Eleanor Roosevelt in the Pacific Theater; the Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win World War II; Bessie Margolin and the Shaping of Modern Labor Policy; #FDRtheCollector The Delano Life Preserving Co.; Frances Perkins, First Woman Cabinet Member; Silent Film Footage of the First Lady in the Pacific.
Author Shannon McKeen Schmidt talks to FDR Library Director William Harris about Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific Theater during World War II, visiting the front line as Allied forces battled the Japanese for control of the region.
From the New Deal to the Cold War: Conversation and Book Signing
Author Christopher C. Gorham talks to FDR Director William Harris about Anna Rosenberg, dubbed by Life Magazine as "the most important woman in the American government. This is a free public event, but registration is required. [*local health metrics permitting]
Through a life that spanned every decade of the twentieth century, Supreme Court advocate Bessie Margolin shaped modern American labor policy while creating a place for female lawyers in the nation's highest courts. Author Marlene Trestman reveals the forces that propelled Margolin's remarkable journey. (Video, 39:36 minutes)
FDR purchased this advertisement for the patented Delano Life Preserving Coat & Vest Co. in 1933 from the Old Print Shop in New York City for $28. It is unknown if inventor Thomas A. Delano was any relation.
When FDR was elected President in 1932 there was speculation over who the President would select for his cabinet. Roosevelt offered Frances Perkins the position of Secretary of Labor and she became the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet.
"Whatever our individual circumstances or opportunities, we are all in it, and our spirit is good... and do not let anyone tell you anything different." FDR, Oct 12, 1942, fireside chat.
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