Binding: Hardcover
Description: The daughter of formerly enslaved parents Mary Mc Leod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity revered by titans of business and recognized by U. S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets hopes and dreams - and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president the two women begin to collaborate more closely particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different yet equally formidable passionate and committed women and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement.
Title: The First Ladies
Author(s): Murray Victoria Christopher
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9780593440285
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 6/27/2023
Category: Historical Adventure