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Sat, Apr 12
|Parker Library, Event Hall A
Eleanor Roosevelt: This Is My Story
See the first program in a two-part series about the life and character of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Time & Location
Apr 12, 2025, 1:00 PM
Parker Library, Event Hall A, 20105 Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80138
About the event
The year is 1937. Meet first lady, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt during her husband’s second term as president. Continuing work started in the 1920s, Mrs. Roosevelt seeks to advance many progressive causes in the midst of an unfolding New Deal. No other first lady has ever taken on such a public role.
Behind this public life is the story of a little girl who lost both parents before the age of ten, a debutante who felt trapped by society’s expectations, and a young wife who raised five children before emerging as one of the 20th century’s
most remarkable women.
Hear Eleanor Roosevelt’s views on how we can each make a difference in a strife-filled world – views at least as relevant today as they were eight decades ago.
Through a series of vignettes, catch glimpses into Eleanor Roosevelt’s public and private personae. The program starts with a monologue in character,…
