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If you ask me : essential advice from Eleanor Roosevelt
- Title
- If you ask me : essential advice from Eleanor Roosevelt / Eleanor Roosevelt ; edited and with an introduction by Mary Jo Binker.
- Author
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2018.
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- Additional Authors
- Binker, Mary Jo
- Description
- xxv, 245 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Experience the timeless wit and wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt in this annotated collection of candid advice columns that she wrote for more than twenty years. In 1941, Eleanor Roosevelt embarked on a new career as an advice columnist. She had already transformed the role of first lady with her regular press conferences, her activism on behalf of women, minorities, and youth, her lecture tours, and her syndicated newspaper column. When Ladies Home Journal offered her an advice column, she embraced it as yet another way for her to connect with the public. "If You Ask Me" quickly became a lifeline for Americans of all ages. Over the twenty years that Eleanor wrote her advice column, no question was too trivial and no topic was out of bounds. Practical, warm-hearted, and often witty, Eleanor's answers were so forthright her editors included a disclaimer that her views were not necessarily those of the magazines or the Roosevelt administration. Asked, for example, if she had any Republican friends, she replied, "I hope so." Queried about whether or when she would retire, she said, "I never plan ahead." As for the suggestion that federal or state governments build public bomb shelters, she considered the idea "nonsense." Covering a wide variety of topics--everything from war, peace, and politics to love, marriage, religion, and popular culture--these columns reveal Eleanor Roosevelt's warmth, humanity, and timeless relevance"--
- "Experience the timeless wit and wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt in this annotated collection of candid advice columns that she wrote for more than twenty years"--
- In this annotated collection of candid advice columns that Eleanor Roosevelt wrote for Ladies Home Journal, no question was too trivial and no topic was out of bounds. Practical, warm-hearted, and often witty, her answers were so forthright her editors included a disclaimer that her views were not necessarily those of the magazines-- or the Roosevelt administration. From war, peace, and politics to love, marriage, religion, and popular culture, these columns reveal Roosevelt's warmth, humanity, and timeless relevance. -- adapted from publisher info.
- Uniform Title
- Works. Selections
- Ladies' home journal.
- McCall's (Pattern series)
- Alternative Title
- Works.
- Subjects
- Note
- "Based on the book If you ask me by Eleanor Roosevelt with additional extracts from Ladies home journal and McCall's columns drawn from the corpus edition of The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Women and gender -- Race and ethnicity -- Politics and economics -- Civil liberties -- Love, marriage, and family -- Religion and faith -- Etiquette -- Youth, popular culture, and education -- War and peace -- Health and aging.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-3867
- ISBN
- 9781501179792
- 1501179799
- LCCN
- 2018029491
- OCLC
- 1044768809
- Author
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
- Title
- If you ask me : essential advice from Eleanor Roosevelt / Eleanor Roosevelt ; edited and with an introduction by Mary Jo Binker.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2018.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Added Author
- Binker, Mary Jo, editor.
- Added Title
- Ladies' home journal.McCall's (Pattern series)
- Other Form:
- Online version: Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. If you ask me. New York, NY : Atria Books, 2018 9781501179815 (DLC) 2018033977
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-3867