At once a heart-wrenching personal narrative and a unique historical document, The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt is the ultimate example of the personal as political. Eleanor Roosevelt stands as one of the world´s greatest humanitarians, having dedicated her remarkable life to the liberty and equality of all people.

In this sincere and frank self-portrait she recounts her childhood - marked by the death of her mother and separation from the rest of her family at age seven - her marriage to Franklin D. Roosevelt; and the challenges of motherhood, including the tragic death of her second son, all of which occurred before her twenty-fifth birthday.

It wasn´t till her thirties that Eleanor Roosevelt began the life for which she is known. A committed supporter of women´s suffrage, architect of the welfare state, leader of the UN Commission on Human Rights and author of the Declaration of Human Rights, as well as being a prolific writer, diplomat, visionary, pacifist and committed social activist, hers is the story of the twentieth century.


Format Häftad Omfång 576 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Utgivningsdatum 2022-10-06 ISBN 9781350273955