{"product_id":"what-are-we-for-the-words-and-ideals-of-eleanor-roosevelt-9780062889478","title":"What Are We For?: The Words and Ideals of Eleanor Roosevelt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of the world's most celebrated and admired public figures, Eleanor Roosevelt, a collection of her most treasured sayings--the perfect gift for Mother's Day, graduation, and a new generation of feminists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a foreword by Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent\u003c\/em\u003e. We've all heard this powerful Eleanor Roosevelt adage--it is, perhaps, one of her best known. A wise leader, she knew the power of words, and throughout her work as First Lady, a UN representative, and advocate for human rights, women, youth, minorities, and workers, she was a prolific writer and speaker. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleanor's wise words on government, race and ethnicity, freedom, democracy, economics, women and gender, faith, children, war, peace, and our everyday lives leap off the page in memorable quotations such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eOne's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eProgress is rarely achieved by indifference.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eI am convinced that every effort must be made in childhood to teach the young to use their own minds. For one thing is sure: If they don't make up their minds, someone will do it for them. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eUnless people are willing to face the unfamiliar they cannot be creative in any sense, for creativity always means the doing of the unfamiliar, the breaking of new ground.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...and these are just a few. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this politically and culturally divided moment in our nation's history, Eleanor Roosevelt's quotes have an even deeper resonance--as moving and insightful as they are timely. \u003cem\u003eWhat Are We For? \u003c\/em\u003eis a celebration of a cultural icon, and a powerful reminder of Eleanor Roosevelt's extraordinary contributions to our country, and the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eleanor Roosevelt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062889478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoosevelt, Eleanor:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 11, 1884. She married Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and was the mother of six children. She became First Lady on March 4, 1933, and went on to serve as Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and Representative to the Commission on Human Rights under Harry S. Truman, and chairwoman of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women under John F. Kennedy. She died on November 7, 1962, at the age of seventy-eight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43125459943539,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7b89dfee-d904-4bf9-8a00-3ade1ec9d936.jpg?v=1749646934","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/what-are-we-for-the-words-and-ideals-of-eleanor-roosevelt-9780062889478","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}