On March 28, 1941, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in her “My Day” column:
“Marriages and the upbringing of children in the home require as well-trained a mind and as well-disciplined a character as any other occupation that might be considered a career.”
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Today (March 28) in Eleanor Roosevelt’s History:
Friday, March 28, 2008
Today (March 27) in Eleanor Roosevelt’s History:
Thursday, March 27, 2008
On March 27, 1958, in her “My Day” column, Eleanor Roosevelt printed a letter she had written to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev on October 5, 1957:
“Not the people, but the governments, make war. And then they persuade the people that it is in a good cause, the cause of their own defense.”
Today (March 26) in Eleanor Roosevelt’s History:
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
On March 26, 1936, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in her “My Day” column:
“As I . . . looked at the people who in spite of their handicap were doing so much, I could not help but think of what an obligation their example put on the rest of us.”
On spring:
Friday, March 21, 2008
Yesterday was the first day of spring. Eleanor Roosevelt believed that spending time outdoors, enjoying the beauty of nature during the spring season, was one of the most important experiences of childhood. She wrote in March 1936:
“No city child should grow up without knowing the beauty of spring in the country or where milk comes [...]
Today (March 21) in Eleanor Roosevelt’s History:
Friday, March 21, 2008
On March 21, 1960, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in her “My Day” column:
“The health of the future city dwellers and the health of our whole country depends on providing young people with an environment in which they can grow instead of deteriorating.”
Today (March 19) in Eleanor Roosevelt’s History:
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
On March 19, 1936, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in her “My Day” column:
“Real prosperity can only come out when everybody prospers.”
Today (March 14) in Eleanor Roosevelt’s History:
Friday, March 14, 2008
On March 14, 1941, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in her “My Day” column:
“I do not suppose that any really good work is ever lost. Somewhere the seed remains and the influence is felt in the future.”
Today (March 6) in Eleanor Roosevelt’s History:
Thursday, March 6, 2008
On March 6, 1937, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in her “My Day” column:
“[A]s a rule women know not only what men know, but much that men will never know. For, how many men really know the heart and soul of a woman?”
Today (March 3) in Eleanor Roosevelt’s History:
Monday, March 3, 2008
On March 3, 1937, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote to her daughter Anna about a disagreement she had with FDR about something Eleanor wrote in her “My Day” column:
“Pa [FDR] is both nervous & tired. . . . I thought stupidly his little outburst of boredom on meals was amusing & human & used it in my [...]