It's up to the women

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It's up to the women

Author:

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 author.

ISBN:

9781568585949

Physical Description:

xii, 227 pages ; 22 cm

General Note:

Originally published: New York : Frederick A. Stokes company, 1933.

Contents:

To-day's challenge to women -- The problems of the young married -- Budgets -- Budgeting your time -- Family health -- When to economize wisely with children -- Recreation -- Modern family conditions -- When your children marry -- Grandmothers -- Women and jobs -- Various occupations for women -- Social workers and church workers -- Women and the vote -- Women in public life -- Women and business training -- Women and working conditions -- Women and peace -- Women and the N.R.A.

Subject Term:

Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.

Home economics -- United States.

Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.

Summary:

"Women, whether subtly or vociferously, have always been a tremendous power in the destiny of the world," Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in It's Up to the Women, her book of advice to women of all ages on every aspect of life. Written at the height of the Great Depression, she called on women particularly to do their part--cutting costs where needed, spending reasonably, and taking personal responsibility for keeping the economy going. Whether it's the recommendation that working women take time for themselves in order to fully enjoy time spent with their families, recipes for cheap but wholesome home-cooked meals, or America's obligation to women as they take a leading role in the new social order, many of the opinions expressed here are as fresh as if they were written today.

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"Eleanor Roosevelt never wanted her husband to run for president. When he won, she . . . went on a national tour to crusade on behalf of women. She wrote a regular newspaper column. She became a champion of women's rights and of civil rights. And she decided to write a book." -- Jill Lepore, from the Introduction

"Women, whether subtly or vociferously, have always been a tremendous power in the destiny of the world," Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in It's Up to the Women , her book of advice to women of all ages on every aspect of life. Written at the height of the Great Depression, she called on women particularly to do their part -- cutting costs where needed, spending reasonably, and taking personal responsibility for keeping the economy going.

Whether it's the recommendation that working women take time for themselves in order to fully enjoy time spent with their families, recipes for cheap but wholesome home-cooked meals, or America's obligation to women as they take a leading role in the new social order, many of the opinions expressed here are as fresh as if they were written today.

Author Notes

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was an American politician, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945. She made Gallup's list of "People that Americans Most Widely Admired in the 20th Century," and Time's "The 25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century."

Jill Lepore is the Kemper Professor of American History at Harvard and a staff writer at the New Yorker . Her books include The Name of War (1998), which won the Bancroft Prize; New York Burning (2005), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history; The Story of America (2012), which was short-listed for the PEN Literary Award for the Art of the Essay; Book of Ages (2013), a finalist for the National Book Award; and The Secret History of Wonder Woman (2014). Lepore is the David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History at Harvard University. In 2012, she was named a Harvard College Professor, in recognition of distinction in undergraduate teaching.

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