If You Ask Me: Essential Advice from Eleanor Roosevelt

If You Ask Me: Essential Advice from Eleanor Roosevelt

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. â€œIf You Ask Meâ€ 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, Eleanorâ€™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, â€œI hope so.â€ Queried about whether or when she would retire, she said, â€œI never plan ahead.â€ As for the suggestion that federal or state governments build public bomb shelters, she considered the idea â€œnonsense.â€ Covering a wide variety of topicsâ€”everything from war, peace, and politics to love, marriage, religion, and popular cultureâ€”these columns reveal Eleanor Rooseveltâ€™s warmth, humanity, and timeless relevance.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781501179792
ReleaseDate 2018-10-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501179792

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781501179792
ReleaseDate	2018-10-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501179792

If You Ask Me: Essential Advice from Eleanor Roosevelt

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