Secondary Sources Works Cited

Nonperiodicals
Blassingame, Wyatt. Eleanor Roosevelt. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1967. Print.
Blassingame's source was another book we used to gather the basics about Eleanor. It
contained many embedded quotes which we were able to retrace and include in our
website, further developing Eleanor's appearance and reality of leadership.
Cook, Blanche Wiesen. Eleanor Roosevelt. New York: Viking, 1999. Print. Vol. 2 of Eleanor
Roosevelt: Volume Two 1933-1938. This source highlighted Eleanor's life from 1933 to
1938 during the years of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the development of
WWII for us to have a deeper understanding of the ER's philosophies of that era. ER was
not afraid to state her beliefs on controversial topics even if it countered FDR's policies.
She actively stood up for and fought for women's rights and African American rights.
Doak, Robin S. Eleanor Roosevelt. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2013. Print. This biography of
Eleanor Roosevelt briefed us about her key achievements as a First Lady as well as after
being widowed to allow us to pinpoint events which she had critically impacted. From
this source we held a better grasp of her many accolades and viewed her influence over
her political partner and husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Freedman, Russell. Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery. New York: Clarion, 1993. Print. This
source detailed in about Eleanor's lifetime accomplishments as she develops into a social
and political world leader. Shedding further insight onto Eleanor's role as a first lady, this
book allowed us to view how ER changed the role of the First Lady as the first to have a
public life and career. We also see how ER develops to become more and more involved
in the fight for basic human rights for all groups of people.

Gerber, Robin. Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way. New York: Penguin, 2002. Print.
Acclaimed historian, Robin Gerber, gives insight into Eleanor's relationships and her
leadership roles in America. Gerber's use of primary source quotes and photographs were
very helpful and illustrated Eleanor's journey to the White House very clearly.
Hickok, Lorena A. Eleanor Roosevelt: Reluctant First Lady. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1962.
Print. This secondary source displays Eleanor's early public life and her reluctance to
become a first lady because she wanted to actively participate in solving the nation's
problems and believed that she would be restrained as a First Lady. Instead of falling into
the common role of the White House hostess, Eleanor worked to set the precedent of
having a public life and career. She used her leadership role as a First Lady to actively
assist American citizens.
Hoff-Wilson, Joan, and Marjorie Lightman. Without Precedent: The Life and Career of Eleanor
Roosevelt. N.p.: Indiana University, 1984. Print. As our website is centered around the
life and times of Eleanor Roosevelt, we found it helpful that this source described both
the era of the Roosevelts as well as Eleanor's life specifically. Detailed about the Great
Depression and World War 2, we gathered more about Eleanor's roles in each period of
time.
Lash, Joseph. Life Was Meant to Be Lived: A Centenary Portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt. New
York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1984. Print. Although the source didn't have a lot of
information on Eleanor from the start, it did reflect on her achievements throughout the
years ont he mark of her 100th birthday. This allowed us to delve deeper into Eleanor's
legacy.

Lash, Joseph P. Eleanor: The Years Alone. New York: Norton, 1972. Print. This source gave a
new perspective about Eleanor Roosevelt as it focused on her life after FDR's death.
Without the restraints of being a First Lady and a supporter of her husband, ER is seen
expanding her horizons in fighting for human rights. This book gave us further
knowledge about Eleanor's political and social activities as a widow and the legacy it left
for Americans and the world.
Levy, William Turner, and Cynthia Eagle Russett. The Extraordinary Mrs. R. New York: John
Wiley and Sons, 1999. Print. Although this source was more informal than the others, it
was still chock full of knowledge on Eleanor's relationships with her husband, activists
and American citizens. We saw that Eleanor was more than just anothe First Lady and
that she connected with people in a new and memorable way.
Marsico, Katie. Eleanor Roosevelt. Edina: ABDO Pub., 2008. Print. This source conveys the
many aspects of Eleanor Roosevelt's life and gives us a better concept about her roles
while serving as the First Lady. Her ideas were valued by President FDR because she
interacted with a variety of people to have multiple viewpoints about key issues. Eleanor
refused to be just another pretty hostess and First Lady as she took control of her own life
to became a leader who fought for the people's rights.
McAuley, Karen. Eleanor Roosevelt. New York: Chelsea, 1987. Print. This source was a very
good starting point because McAuley had very simple yet understandable background
knowledge on Eleanor Roosevelt. Beginning with her childhood, the book takes the
reader through all of Eleanor's struggles and transformations, very helpful.
Parks, Lillian Rogers, and Frances Spatz Leighton. The Roosevelts: A Family in Turmoil.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1981. Print. This source was very helpful as it showed

the negative side to the Roosevelts' lives. With details on FDR's affair, Eleanor's turbulent
childhood and depression, it provided good material to draw from for a rebuttal.
Roosevelt, David B. Grandmre: A Personal History of Eleanor Roosevelt. New York: Warner,
2002. Print. Written by Eleanor Roosevelt's grandson, David B. Roosevelt, this source
includes a more personal recount about ER's life. This book gave us a better grasp of
understanding Eleanor's activism and her passion for promoting basic human freedoms.
This was a valuable source as it held information and details that only those close to
Eleanor knew.
Roosevelt, Elliot. Eleanor Roosevelt, with Love: A Centenary Remembrance. New York: E. P.
Dutton, 1984. Print. Written by Eleanor's son, this resource had some primary and
secondary information that we gathered, including wonderful diary pages, photographs
and memories of Eleanor Roosevelt. We were able to see the effect her life had on Elliot
Roosevelt's and the world as well.
Roosevelt, Elliott, and James Brough. An Untold Story: The Roosevelts of Hyde Park. New York:
Putnam Sons, 1973. Print. Written by Eleanor Roosevelt's son, Elliot Roosevelt, this
source was a more personal narrative of the relationship between Eleanor and FDR. This
source gave us a new layer of understanding about the dynamic partnership the married
couple held in the world of politics under the public view. We used this book to gain
deeper insight about obstacles Eleanor faced as a first lady and how she would overcome
these difficulties to evolve into an even stronger leader after being widowed.

Web sites, e-sources

Brandeis WGS. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2015. This source gave us insight on ER's passion for
education shown by her long relationship with Brandeis University. Serving various roles
in the university this website allowed us to take note of how ER was actively involved in
the lives of students.
The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2015. This site provided various
multimedia sources of Eleanor's writings and speeches. Having access to excerpts of her
published books, My Day newspaper columns, If You Ask Me columns, correspondences,
personal papers, articles, and radio broadcasts helped reveal another layer to the complex
philosophies of Eleanor Roosevelt. This source let us be able to delve deeper into
understanding ER's thoughts on controversial issues about human rights.
Eleanor Roosevelt: World's Most Admired Women. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2015. Giving details
about ER's involvement as a teacher and mentor at Todhunter School, this source allows
us to recognize how ER used her teaching role to educate the privileged about the
unprivileged. Her support for education is apparent as she taught about current issues of
the time to her female students.
Gibson, Nina, et al. "Eleanor Roosevelt." Interview by David McCullough and Narrator. PBS.
WGBH Educational Foundation, n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2015. This source allowed us to access
comments Eleanor's friends and family made about her. This gave us insight about ER's
character and personality as well as let us view the various perspectives her loved ones
had of her.
Grossman, Jonathan. "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938: Maximum Struggle for a Minimum
Wage." US Department of Labor. US Department of Labor, June 1978. Web. 2 Feb. 2015.
This particular source also served to describe the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and

its potential influence on American industry. Eleanor Roosevelt had played a role in
enacting this act alongside President FDR during the final years of the Great Depression.
National Labor Relations Board. "National Labor Relations Act." National Labor Relations
Board. National Labor Relations Board, n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2015. This source was useful in
that it provided some background information on the National Labor Relations Act, in
which Eleanor Roosevelt helped to enact. The act played a crucial role in showing how
much effort Eleanor was putting into improving the lives of the unemployed.
"What New Deal Policies did Eleanor Roosevelt Influence?" The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
Project. George Washington University, n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2015. This source gave us
further insight about specific New Deal Policies which were influenced by Eleanor
Roosevelt. She used these policies to better the living conditions of the American people
during that time period.