Kristie Tsao

Corona
Honors U.S. History Per. 2
11/1/14
Eleanor Roosevelt: The Progressive Movement
80 Sources

Primary:
"First Lady Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt." Eleanor Roosevelt Biography. The National First
Ladies' Library, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
This biography shows Eleanor Roosevelts personal life, which includes her childhood and her
marriage. This will be used in by website describing how this influenced her to become a civil
rights activist.
Shapiro, Laura. "The First Kitchen - The New Yorker." The New Yorker. N.p., 22 Nov. 2010.
Web. 26 Sept.
This website shows Roosevelt talking about how her ideas were made after reading a book.
These ideas influenced her later on in which she used these ideas for her programs.

"The Progressive Movement." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2014.

This website shows what kind of movement Eleanor Roosevelt was involved in. This shows her
achieving many reforms and led to more rights. It is basic, important information going to be
used in my project.

"Brigid O'Farrell." Brigid OFarrell. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2014

This website shows how Roosevelt advocated for the common people and that to the people, she
was One of Us. She spoke for the women, workers, and African Americans to get the civil
rights that they deserved. This website is needed to for more information in my project
involving what kind of specific reforms she did during this movement.

"Women in the Progressive Era." Women in the Progressive Era. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
This website shows the legacy held by women during the progressive movement. These women
included Eleanor Roosevelt and other people who fought for civil rights. This information will
be used to show that Roosevelt had a huge impact on expanding womens role which led to her
legacy.

Roosevelt, Eleanor. It's up to the Women. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1933. Print.

This book shows how women had fought for their own rights. After struggling for suffrage for
years, they realized that the majority of the other gender were not born or set out to fight for
womens rights. This led to other women fighting for their rights, including Roosevelt and a
distinct few.

Roosevelt, Eleanor. If You Ask Me. New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1946. Print.

This book was written by Roosevelt to show her own opinions about social and political reforms.
Her opinions eventually led to her leadership of her own reforms and the years it took to finally
enforce them was painful to watch. Finally, her opinions were noted and spread across America
to convince others to join her.

O'Farrell, Brigid. She Was One of Us: Eleanor Roosevelt and the American Worker. Ithaca, NY:
ILR, 2010. Print.

This book was written about Eleanor Roosevelt saying that she always advocated for the
common people and that to the people, she was One of Us. The reforms she did involved
giving civil rights to African Americans, workers, and women. This book is needed to see what
kind of specifics she also reformed.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, and Lorena A. Hickok. Ladies of Courage. New York: Putnam, 1954. Print.

This book showed her and other people having the couage to stand up for what they believe in.
She wrote it herself so it shows her point of view better than if someone else had written what is
hoes. Her specific actions are explained in this book, along with some other people

Roosevelt, Eleanor, and Allida M. Black. Courage in a Dangerous World: The Political Writings
of Eleanor Roosevelt. New York: Columbia UP, 1999. Print.

Roosevelt shows what kind of political reforms she wanted to change and what she wanted to
reform. The book was written in 1999 which possibly has a different point to view on it because
of it is more modern-day, as other books were written either immediately right after or during the
Progressive Era.

Glendon, Mary Ann. A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. New York: Random House, 2001. Print.

This book shows the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document that entitles all human
beings to rights. Roosevelt also played an important role in drafting that, and it was she who

fought for equality for all women and African Americans. This book is important and will be
used in this project to finding out what exactly Roosevelt believed in.

Steinberg, Alfred. Mrs. R: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt. New York: Putnam, 1958. Print.
The life of Eleanor Roosevelt would be useful to see what her daily routines are, how she fought
for womens rights, and what she did exactly with details to reform it. Her actions are easily
analyzed to see what exactly she believed in. This book was used to see how Roosevelt felt or
believed in from a persons point of view.

Chambers, John Whiteclay. The Tyranny of Change: America in the Progressive Era, 18901920. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers UP, 2000. Print.

This book showed America in the Progressive Era, in which Roosevelt led her reforms here. It
showed how America changed over time during this period. This is used on how America
changed from a place of no rights for women into a free, equal society for everyone.

McGerr, Michael E. A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in
America, 1870-1920. New York: Free, 2003. Print.

This book showed what the progressive movement really was: a time for social and political
activism in the United States. This book has the meaning of what Eleanor Roosevelt played a
huge role in. Her fighting for rights of women contributed to the social reforms that has also
contribute to present society today.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, and Allida M. Black. What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of
Eleanor Roosevelt. Brooklyn, NY: Carlson Pub., 1995. Print.

This shows what Roosevelt wanted to leave behind. Definitively, she left behind a legacy that
will continuously be fought for until received, and that is what happened. This shows essays that
Roosevelt wrote and these will be used to define what she would have liked to see in the future.

Knight, Louise W. Jane Addams: Spirit in Action. New York: W.W. Norton, 2010. Print.

This book showed how a politically aggressive woman fought for women suffrage, African
American rights, and immigrant justice during the Progressive Era. Born almost around the
same time as Roosevelt, she shows her boldness just like Roosevelt and can be used to compare
what kind of women rights they both fought for.

Cook, Robert John. The Political Career of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt a Study of the Public
Conscience. N.p.: n.p., 1965. Print.

This book shows the important issues and takes Roosevelt had on. The book shows us why and
how Roosevelt fought for womens right in front of everyone. Although they struggled for many
years, they prevailed and eventually got what they wanted from the public conscience.

Crapol, Edward P. Women and American Foreign Policy: Lobbyists, Critics, and Insiders. New
York: Greenwood, 1987. Print.
This book was made to fit the womens ideal foreign policy; the lobbyists and critics had judged
the policy pretty strictly. This shows the importance and gravity of how serious the women were
about foreign policy; the women would not rest unless they got what they wanted.

Hareven, Tamara K. Eleanor Roosevelt: An American Conscience. Chicago: Quadrangle, 1968.

Print.

This book talked about how Roosevelt had an American conscience, which led to all her
political and social reforms. Her conscience led to a legacy that people would remember and
fight for forever. This book showed the why to why Roosevelt would fight so strongly for
womens civil rights.

Kearney, James R. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; the Evolution of a Reformer. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1968. Print.

This book showed how Roosevelt became to be such a strong, hardcore reformer for racial and
womens civil rights. The evolution of Roosevelt is important to know because it is significant
to know why she was so headstrong in completing this task. The book explains how and why
she reforms a huge amount of things in America, and it changes lives.

Frankel, Noralee, and Nancy Schrom Dye. Gender, Class, Race, and Reform in the Progressive
Era. Lexington, KY: U of Kentucky, 1991. Print.
This book shows how gender, race and reform changed in the Progressive Era. Roosevelts main
purpose of reform was for womens and African Americans rights during this era. This book
was used to see what acts and reforms were passed for the Progressive movement.

Milkis, Sidney M., and Jerome M. Mileur. Progressivism and the New Democracy. Amherst: U
of Massachusetts, 1999. Print.

This shows how Progressivism resulted in a new democracy or a new society almost. Eleanor
Roosevelts reforms really had a big impact on this and this is used in my project for seeing how
she was really significant in reforming things.

Graham, Otis L. The Great Campaigns: Reform and War in America, 1900-1928. Englewood
Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1971. Print.

As a result of the campaigns that Roosevelt held, reform came but war did also. The cause and
effect of this was a positive and negative. This is important in determining what kind of reforms
she did that could result in a war.

Tobin, Eugene M. Organize or Perish: America's Independent Progressives, 1913-1933. New

York: Greenwood, 1986. Print.

This book was important because the Progressive movement was a positive or a negative. The
positive was reform, but the negative was war, or in the book, perishing. Roosevelt played a
huge role in the stage of Progressivism.

Edwards, Rebecca. Angels in the Machinery: Gender in American Party Politics from the Civil
War to the Progressive Era. New York: Oxford UP, 1997. Print.

The gender in the Civil War differed to the politics of the Progressive Era. Women like
Roosevelt spoke up for themselves. This book showed how the role of women changed from
being a housewife to the equivalent of what a man can do.

Cook, Blanche Wiesen. "Eleanor Roosevelt, Power and Politics: A Feminist Perspective,"
in Eleanor Roosevelt: An American Journey, San Diego University Press, 1987.

This book showed how feminists viewed the government politically and why they thought they
should change it. This is important and is used in my project because Roosevelt was a feminist
and she always thought that women needed more rights.

Cooke, Robert John. The Political Career of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt: A Study of the Public
Conscience. Syracuse University, 1965.

This was important in determining how the public felt about Roosevelt. Of course they liked her
because she advocated for the common people and she was righteous. This was used in my
project to describe how they thought she was helpful to them.

"Eleanor Roosevelt." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
This website shows a video of Eleanor Roosevelt speaking about human civil rights. This was
her idea and helped me to better understand why and how she did her programs.

Caroli, Betty Boyd. "Eleanor Roosevelt (American Diplomat, Humanitarian and First
Lady)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
This encyclopedia helped define certain things that I didnt understand when Roosevelt talked
about refining her programs. This encyclopedia also taught me what type of period she was in
when she was doing her reforms.

"Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum." Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential

Library and Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
This website showed Eleanor Roosevelts husband and what kind of reforms he did. Although
he was paralyzed after, this still helped because he could have influenced her ideas.

Roosevelt, Eleanor. Tomorrow Is Now. New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Print.

This book that Eleanor Roosevelt wrote was extremely helpful as it helped define her choices
because it showed what kind of ideas she had in mind in order to help people.

Roosevelt, Eleanor. On My Own. New York: Harper, 1958. Print

This book that Eleanor Roosevelt wrote showed her childhood losses, from the loss of mother
from a disease, to the loss of her father from alcoholism.

Roosevelt, Eleanor. When You Grow up to Vote. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1932. Print.
This book that Roosevelt also wrote explained the democracy of people who voted. She wrote
that literally, when you grow up to vote, you must know who you are voting for and not just vote
for anyone willy-nilly.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, and Lorena A. Hickok. Ladies of Courage. New York: Putnam, 1954. Print.
This book that Eleanor Roosevelt wrote helped explain that courage is something that all people
need to face at some time. This related to their period of time as women were lacking the full
amount of rights they could have.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, and Frances Cooke Macgregor. This Is America. New York: G.P. Putnam's
Sons, 1942. Print.
This book written by Eleanor Roosevelt and Frances Cooke Macgregor explained the reality of
America and the injustice it is showing to African Americans, immigrants, and women.

Glendon, Mary Ann. A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. New York: Random House, 2001. Print.
This book written by Mary Ann Glendon reveals how the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights was important; I used this in my website in Impacts mostly as this document was the
most important treaty Roosevelt adopted.

Cooney, Barbara. Eleanor. New York: Viking, 1996. Print.

This book was an biography of Eleanor Roosevelt and tells the story of her childhood and
personal life. This was used in my website under Personal Life.

Black, Allida M. Casting Her Own Shadow: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Shaping of Postwar
Liberalism. New York: Columbia UP, 1996. Print.
This book showed the reforms that Eleanor Roosevelt performed after World War I. The war led
to many reforms because she had volunteered at the American Red Cross society.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, Allida M. Black, Hillary Rodham. Clinton, and Eleanor Roosevelt. The
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers: The Human Rights Years, 1945-1948. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Print.
This source was used because it explained how and what kind of reforms Eleanor Roosevelt
created during the Progressive Era. This was used in my website in Progressive Movement as
it explained her campaigns specifically.

Watson, Robert P. First Ladies of the United States: A Biographical Dictionary. Boulder, CO:
Lynne Rienner, 2001. Print.
This book showed the most important First Ladies in the United States. Eleanor Roosevelt was
definitely one of the most influential and legendary First Ladies.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, and Maurine H. Beasley. The White House Press Conferences of Eleanor
Roosevelt. New York: Garland, 1983. Print.
This source showed the press conference Eleanor Roosevelt held, and the first one she held was
an important one because that was the first press conference ever that a First Lady held.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, and Allida M. Black. Courage in a Dangerous World: The Political Writings
of Eleanor Roosevelt. New York: Columbia UP, 1999. Print.
This book showed the book that Roosevelt wrote which helped clear up what Roosevelts
campaigns really meant for. This was used in my website to clarify her programs.

Black, Allida M. Casting Her Own Shadow: Eleanor Roosevelt's Influence on the Democratic
Party and American Liberalism, 1945-1962. N.p.: n.p., 1993. Print.
This book showed the legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt; the theme of National History Day this year
is Leadership and Legacy and this book was useful in showing how Roosevelts influence was
legendary.

Cook, Blanche Wiesen. Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol 2: 1933-1938. N.p.: Viking, 1992. Print.

This book showed how Eleanor Roosevelt was a person whose legacies were carried down. This
book was basically a biography and showed what kind of campaigns she vouched for.

Goodwin, Doris Kearns. No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front
in World War II. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Print.
This book showed the marriage life between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. This book had text
about how they struggled during wars and how their marriage life was like

Roosevelt, Eleanor. This Is My Story. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. Print.
This book was written by Eleanor Roosevelt and explained her personal life, her childhood and
her marriage life. This unveiled her true unhappy childhood and was used in my website.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. It's up to the Women. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1933. Print.
Eleanor Roosevelt talks about how corrupt the government and how some of the men are in
America, so in order to get justice for women, women must also stand up for themselves.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, and Frances Cooke Macgregor. This Is America. New York: G.P. Putnam's
Sons, 1942. Print.
This source was used and it showed the realities of America and the racial injustice. This was
used in my website to show how corrupt the government and society was.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt. New York: Harper & Brothers,
1961. Print.

This autobiography showed how she moved around after her parents had died and how she went
to go live with her grandmother. This book described the difficult obstacles and losses she had
to face as a child and as a teenager.

Conroy, Sarah Booth. "In Eleanor Roosevelt's Orbit." n.d.: n. pag. The Washington Post. 11 Mar.
1996. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
In this book, Sarah Booth Conroy explains what she thinks Roosevelts goals are and what her
campaigns and reforms are really for. This was used in my website for clarification.

Secondary:
"Anna Eleanor Roosevelt." The White House. The White House, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
This book was used in clarifying how Eleanor Roosevelts experience was when she got married
and her husband became President and how she had to take over when he was paralyzed.
"American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
This source was used in my website because the video had showed how zealous Roosevelt was.
I wrote about that in my website and how committed she was to changing the way society thinks.
"Eleanor Roosevelt Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
This biography of Roosevelt helped deepen my understanding of her campaigning. This was
used in my website and clarified how she acted in order for her to reach her goal.

Conroy, Sarah Booth. "In Eleanor Roosevelt's Orbit." The Washington Post. N.p., 11 Mar. 1996.
Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
This book written by Booth Conroy showed what Eleanor Roosevelt was thinking when she
began campaigning for her programs.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. This I Remember. New York: Harper & Bros., 1949. Print.
This showed Eleanor Roosevelts childhood memories and what she thought of the injustice in
America. Because this was an autobiography, it was easier for me to decipher what she was
thinking when she made the campaigns.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. You Learn by Living. New York: Harper, 1960. Print.
This book written by Eleanor Roosevelt was used in my website as Roosevelt went through a ton
of losses as a child and as a teenager. This experience defined her as a person.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. If You Ask Me. New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1946. Print.
This book was a novel on what Roosevelt was thinking when she reformed her programs. The
book was used in my website to show how she felt when she had told other people about what
she wanted to do.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. This Troubled World. New York: H.C. Kinsey, 1938. Print.
This book written by Eleanor Roosevelt explains the racial injustice that corrupted America.
More specifically, the government and its society.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. The Moral Basis of Democracy. New York: Howell, Soskin, 1940. Print.

This book was used in my website to explain how people should have basic rights and
democracy in a minority should still be given rights, and if they do not, it is a sham.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, Anna Roosevelt, and Bernard Asbell. Mother and Daughter: The Letters of
Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt. New York: Fromm International Pub., 1988. Print.
This book explained the letters between Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt, mother and daughter.
These letters showed how their paternalistic relationship was and if there was anything that could
have influenced Roosevelt.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette. Pp. Xi. 591.
Macmillan Co.: New York; Macmillan: New York: London, 1962. Print.
This book explained how proper etiquette was used when talking to people in the government.
Not just etiquette, but just proper manners and common sense as well

Roosevelt, Eleanor. India and the Awakening East. New York: Harper, 1953. Print.
This book was written by Eleanor Roosevelt after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
was signed because it had influence on other countries besides America, as analyzed and written
in my website.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Christmas, 1940. New York: St. Martin's, 1986. Print.
This book written by Eleanor Roosevelt explained family life and how it was like during their
Christmases and other holidays. This was used in my website and showed that they had six
children.
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers. S.l.: Charles Scribner, 2009. Print.

Written by Charles Scribner, this source was used into also clarifying why Roosevelt
campaigned for certain things for African Americans and women and immigrants.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, Anna Roosevelt, and Bernard Asbell. Mother & Daughter: The Letters of
Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1982. Print.
This mother and daughter relationship was important in discovering how her family life was and
if anything could have influenced her ideas. This was used in my website to show that their
letters were strictly paternalistic.

"Eleanor Roosevelt and the Women's Movement." Eleanor Roosevelt and the Women's
Movement. Save America's Treasures, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
This website shows how Roosevelts evolution as a feminist starts. It also gives an incentive to
how the womens movement started and carried on because of her. Her legacy held on forever
and nothing was going to stop her. This website shows the obstacles, challenges, and
achievements that Roosevelt goes through in order to strive and complete the womens
movement.

"Eleanor Roosevelt / Women's Leadership in America History." Eleanor Roosevelt / Women's

Leadership in America History. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.

This website tells how Roosevelt took charge when her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt came
into office. A smart woman, Eleanor Roosevelt used her power as First Lady to demand that her
reforms be met. This website would tell us how she came to use her power and what kind of
reforms she wanted to happen.

"Eleanor Roosevelt." Eleanor Roosevelt. Soylent Communications, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.

This provided a biography as to how Roosevelt grew up, who she married, and how she
eventually politically reformed society. A biography to how she grows up is important in
determining why she was so motivated in reforming these things. This website was used to also
see the specific things she wanted to see change.

Klemesrud, Judy. "ASSESSING ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AS A FEMINIST." The New York

Times. The New York Times, 04 Nov. 1984. Web. 24 Oct. 2014.

This website provided many quotes from Roosevelt. A person is interviewing her, and she
explains her opinions on many of the things she wanted to reform. She speaks what she likes
and what she doesnt like about the laws. It also provides an insight to her childhood and speaks
within the depths of her true motivation.

"The Progressive Era's Legacy: FDR's New Deal - Discover the Networks." A Guide to the
Political Left. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2014.
This showed how Eleanor Roosevelts husband, Franklin Roosevelt, also helped contribute to the
Progressive Era. He might have influenced her to do certain things and therefore, caused many
of the social reforms to be done with her.
Arsenault, Raymond. Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice. Oxford: Oxford
UP, 2006. Print.
This book shows the wanting for independence for African Americans. Roosevelt mainly fought
for womens rights, but she wanted African Americans to be independent and free as well. This

book shows how other races struggle for racial justice, which is probably why Roosevelt wants
to reform everything.

Abrams, Richard M. Conservatism in a Progressive Era; Massachusetts Politics, 1900-1912.

Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1964. Print.
This book shows how in the beginning of the progressive era, there was conservatism. People
like Eleanor Roosevelt were more liberal, as she uses her power as the First Lady to get what she
wants. Conservatism in the Progressive Era was in Massachusetts at the time, and this book
showed that some people wanted things to stay the same, while other people wanted change.

Wynn, Neil A. From Progressivism to Prosperity: World War I and American Society. New
York: Holmes & Meier, 1986. Print.
The book refers to the Progressive Era; during the Progressive Era, many reformers such as
Eleanor Roosevelt had already spread their legacy. This book shows how American society (and
World War I) is after the era. It shows that there is something beneficial coming out of
progressivism, but the result is also war.

Hardy, Sheila Jackson., and P. Stephen. Hardy. Extraordinary People of the Civil Rights
Movement. New York: Children's, 2007. Print.
This shows the amazing people that led a legacy during the civil rights movement. Eleanor
Roosevelt was included, Rosa Parks, and others. This book will be used to see what exactly did

Roosevelt do to make her legacy extraordinary and how she appeared to be a leader of the civil
rights movement as well.

Williams, Juan. Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965. New York, NY:
Viking, 1987. Print.
Even though Roosevelt was not born until later, this book showed what kind of civil rights was
formed during this time period. The resulting factor of Roosevelts legacy could have come
from the present civil rights/laws from this period. This will be used partly in discovering why
Roosevelt was so determined to reform the laws.

Pease, Otis A. The Progressive Years; the Spirit and Achievement of American Reform. New
York: G. Braziller, 1962. Print

The book shows how during the Progressive Era, many reforms were decided by American
heroes such as Eleanor Roosevelt. She achieved what she wanted to achieve, and the women and
African Americans were happy to see American reform. This book was used to see the spirit of
the people in America at the time in which everything was changing.

McKown, Robin. Eleanor Roosevelt's World. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964. Print.

This book is about how Roosevelt sees things around her perspective. Seeing things from her
point of view could result in someone understanding why she wanted to see things around her
change. Of course, besides the fact that she was a woman and women did not have enough rights
back then. Besides that, it is easier to understand why she reforms the society around her.

Leach, William. Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture.
New York: Pantheon, 1993. Print.
This showed how Americas culture changed throughout time. After Roosevelts leadership
through her many reforms, her legacy carried down and women received more rights. This book
was a cause and effect of how she was still remembered for her bravery.

Klarman, Michael J. From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for
Racial Equality. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004. Print.
This book showed how the Supreme Court would always rule toward the governments favor,
and the African Americans would rarely win cases. This is important because the reforms gave
more civil rights to African Americans and women. This book describes how the beginning and
the end of racial inequality was a struggle to the finish, but eventually got done.

Cook, Blanche Wiesen. Eleanor Roosevelt and The South: 1994 Elson Lecture. Print.

This book is important because the South was most likely not pleased with what Roosevelt was
advocating for. This book is important because after the Civil War ended, their mindsets
changed and were better than they were before.