Table of Contents

This Is My Story * Memories of My Childhood * Adolescence * Home Again * Early Days of Our Marriage * A Woman * My Introduction to Politics * Washington * Growing Independence * A Changing Existence * Readjustment * The 1920 Campaign and Back to New York * Trial by Fire This I Remember * The Private Lives of Public Servants * Private Interlude: 19211927 * The Governorship Years: 19281932 * I Learn to Be a Presidents Wife * The First Year: 1933 * The Peaceful Years: 19341936 * Second Term: 19361937 * The Royal Visitors * Second Term: 19391940 * The Coming of War: 1941 * Visit to England * Getting on with the War: 1943 * Visit to the Pacific * Teheran and the Caribbean * The Last Term: 19441945 On My Own * An End and a Beginning * Not Many Dull Minutes * Learning the Ropes in the UN * I Learn about Soviet Tactics * The Human Rights Commission * Foreign Travels * The Long Way Home * Campaigning for Stevenson * Bali and Morocco * In the Land of the Soviets * A Challenge for the West The Search for Understanding * Second Visit to Russia * The American Dream * Milestones * The Democratic Convention of 1960 * Unfinished Business

About the Author

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884--1962), who was intimately involved in the political life of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, led women's organizations and youth movements and fought for consumer welfare, civil rights, and improved housing. Under her leadership, the United Nations approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Reviews

Brava, October 2011 "A lively and honest look at her life, her politics, and so much more."