Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Eleanor Roosevelt

This presentation was really interesting to listen to. I think it is a lot easier to connect to the history of World War 2 when someone researches a person and finds relatable qualities in them. I thought the most interesting portion of this presentation was just how much this first lady impacted the home front after her husband was paralized with polio. I also found it interesting that she lobbied to allow Jewish children to come into the US and that congress vetoed it.

1 comment:

David Strachan said...

Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the first strong women in the White House who influenced her husband in several ways politically. They were a team that oftentimes coincided and differed on several points but overall gave the country a leadership team that was the first of its kind in the US presidency.