Praise for the First Edition:

"After 1945, with over 50 million dead, and the world riven by terror and suffering, Eleanor Roosevelt was in the leadership of those who wanted World War II to be 'the last civil war to tear humanity apart.' That required human rights -- dignity, security, respect for all people; and diplomatic justice between nations, including economic stability to protect the earth's resources and the needs of humanity. Allida Black and her diligent, generous staff's remarkable collection of ER's papers -- her letters and columns, memos of meetings and conversations, brilliantly edited and profoundly learned -- gift us with the history we need most urgently now as we again confront a dangerous future. ER's life was dedicated to the eradication of poverty and racism, war and despair. This splendid and important volume -- generously illustrated, filled with dazzling insights and stunning surprises -- is a gift of hope and courage."
         -- Blanche Weisen Cook, CUNY, author of Eleanor Roosevelt: A Biography

"In allowing us to study her own words, in letters, speeches, columns, and diary entries, a different portrait of the much-lionized woman emerges -- one of a pragmatic, savvy politician. While she is remembered as a saintly, long-suffering figure, we can forget she was an indefatigable, disciplined activist -- as historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. wrote, a 'tough and salty old lady' -- who resisted stereotyping when she was alive, and constantly protested she was not interested in power while vigorously pursuing it."
         -- Newsweek

"Nothing like this pathbreaking volume exists in ER literature, and this resource will forever change the research landscape. This volume stands for documentary editing at its best."
         -- Documentary Editing

"This publication of the first volume of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project (ERPP), edited by Allida Black and her associates at George Washington University, is an event of the utmost significance to documentary editors and historians alike."
         -- Journal of American History