Memo from Eleanor Roosevelt to FDR
1941
Add all page(s) of this document to activity:
Eleanor Roosevelt publicly supported civil rights while in the White House. Transforming the role of First Lady, she was an involved and active participant in her husband’s administration, sending candid memos like this one. She was the first First Lady to hold a press conference, and she understood how important the role of the media was in advancing causes she cared for.
This primary source comes from the Collection FDR-FDRPSF: President's Secretary's File (Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration).
Full Citation: Memorandum from Eleanor Roosevelt to FDR; 1941; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1943-1945 & Undated; Subject Files, 1933 - 1945; Collection FDR-FDRPSF: President's Secretary's File (Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration); Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/memo-eleanor-roosevelt-fdr, April 28, 2024]