The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia - Hardcover

Maurine H. Beasley; Holly C. Shulman; Henry R. Beasley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313301816 ISBN 13: 9780313301810

Publisher: Greenwood, 2000

Synopsis

The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia Illuminating Eleanor Roosevelt's multifaceted life, career and relationships, this reference volume includes over 200 entries, providing access to material from all stages of her public and private life.

About this title

Review:

"That Eleanor Roosevelt was a complex twentieth century woman is illustrated throughout the volume, which brings together in a scholarly yet readable style the many facets of her life and career. This encyclopedia is recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin (Starred Review)

"[T]his volume provides a user-friendly resource that will be invaluable to teachers and students at the middle through high school levels. It makes for fascinating reading."-VOYA

"Eleanor Roosevelt remains a model for women's advocacy, and this volume will be helpful to students who need to learn more about her."-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)

"[O]ffers fascinating glimpses into the corners of ER's life usually overlooked in the blaze of her triumphs....[W]ill prove an invaluable reference tool....This book belongs in every library."-American Journalism

..."the work by the writers of The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia provides invaluable insight into her multiple interests and varied lifestyle and how her life affected both women's history and mass media history."-Journalism History

"This unique reference source about an extraordinary American Woman is not only chock full of information, but also fascinating reading. This work is highly recommended for all collections serving audiences in U.S., twentieth-century, and women's history."-American Reference Books Annual

"ÝT¨his volume provides a user-friendly resource that will be invaluable to teachers and students at the middle through high school levels. It makes for fascinating reading."-VOYA

"ÝO¨ffers fascinating glimpses into the corners of ER's life usually overlooked in the blaze of her triumphs....ÝW¨ill prove an invaluable reference tool....This book belongs in every library."-American Journalism

?[T]his volume provides a user-friendly resource that will be invaluable to teachers and students at the middle through high school levels. It makes for fascinating reading.?-VOYA

?Eleanor Roosevelt remains a model for women's advocacy, and this volume will be helpful to students who need to learn more about her.?-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)

About the Author:

MAURINE H. BEASLEY is Professor of Journalism at the University of Maryland, where she specializes in women and media. She has published seven books, including Eleanor Roosevelt and the Media: A Public Quest for Self-Fulfillment (1987) and The White House Conferences of Eleanor Roosevelt (1983). HOLLY C. SHULMAN is Research Associate Professor at the University of Virginia. She focused initially on media history and is the author of The Voice of America: Propaganda and Democracy, 1941-1945 (1990). HENRY R. BEASLEY has been Director of International Affairs for the National Marine Fisheries Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0313301816
• ISBN 13: 9780313301810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 656
• Editor: Maurine H. Beasley, Holly C. Shulman, Henry R. Beasley