Greetings from the National Archives flagship building in washington dc which sits on the Ancestral Lands other than a coach tank peoples. Im david ferrio archivist of the United States and its my pleasure to welcome you to this forum examining the life and legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt few individuals had as dramatic effect on 20th century history both in this country and abroad than mrs roosevelt and we were proud to partner with the Franklin Roosevelt president ial library and the Concord Museum on this evenings discussion. No scholar knows more about our subject tonight and has spent more time examining her papers, then elita black the editor emeritus of the Eleanor Roosevelt papers project and former Research Professor of history and International Affairs at george, washington university. Professor black is recognized as a leading expert on Eleanor Roosevelt and the universal declaration of human rights and is ridden and edited to 10 books as well as a variety of articles on women p
So thrilled to welcome blanche home. For those of you i have not had a chance to say hello to come i am the president of Hunter College and its an incredible institution which of course the institute is a part and it couldnt be more fitting that we are here tonight to celebrate this book and its author and subject in this house. [applause] we are gathered here at home and when our roosevelt shares with her husband, and i think it is fair to say her motherinlaw also for 25 years. From the front steps we enter today, franklin and eleanor departed to washington in 1933 to assume the glorious burden and the unparalleled challenges of economic oppression and the global war. While the book we are debuting tonight covers the war years and decades after when Eleanor Roosevelt became not just the first lady of the land of the first lady of the world i think it is fair to say that her activism, her sense of justice and belief in womens rights in the quest for civil rights for all commitments tha
There were lots of events going on but i absolutely could not not to be here because we were so thrilled to welcome blanche home. For those of you i have not had a chance to say hello to come i am the president of Hunter College and its an incredible institution which of course the institute is a part and it couldnt be more fitting that we are here tonight to celebrate this book and its author and subject in this house. [applause] we are gathered here at home and when our roosevelt shares with her husband, and i think it is fair to say her motherinlaw also for 25 years. From the front steps we enter today, franklin and eleanor departed to washington in 1933 to assume the glorious burden and the unparalleled challenges of economic oppression and the global war. While the book we are debuting tonight covers the war years and decades after when Eleanor Roosevelt became not just the first lady of the land of the first lady of the world i think it is fair to say that her activism, her sense
Out was roosevelt . [laughter] i realize with this crowd you probably were her neighbor. [laughter] so nonetheless i will try to set the context for the reading that my coauthor coauthor, marc peyser will do. I may be going over the familiar territory but for the sake of the crowd of one to take a minute to make sure i cover up the details. You will see behind me a family tree that appears in the book that is the expanded version and it is actually simplified. The actual line because we start with the american founder of the family neck and was quite literally has tens of thousands of descendants at this point so really we just highlight the story and provide you with the two branches of hyde park and Oyster Bay Branch and those to become symbolically very important in the story. This year roosevelt senior, the father of fear roosevelt was really the person who pioneered that civic minded his of the family and he was a remarkable man who founded hospitals in museums in charitable cause
Because we are so thrilled to welcome blance cook. Im jennifer raab, privilege to be president of Hunter College, incredible institution. And it could not be for fitting that we are here tonight to celebrate this book and this author and this subject in this house. As everyone sitting here, that is really true, right. [applause] as all of you know we are gathered in the new york city home that ellen oar Eleanor Roosevelt lived here and depart today washington in 1933 and while the book we are deb cuting here tonight cover it is war years and decades after when Eleanor Roosevelt not only became the lady of the land but the first lady of the world. Its fair too say that her activism, belief in womens rights and quest for equal opportunity and civil right were all commitment that is were born and nurtured under this roof. This was the headquarters that launched her into becoming the eleanor who made impact on her country and this planet. As this house was a home and inspiration for Eleano