Eleanor Roosevelt’s Red Cross Uniform ER used this uniform during her 25,000 mile tour of the South Pacific in August-September, 1943 as a representative of the American Red Cross. The First Lady also wore a second uniform made of seersucker fabric during her trip. -Check out more artifacts from the FDR Library’s “100 Days” Countdown Tumblr
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Eleanor Roosevelt’s Red Cross Uniform

ER used this uniform during her 25,000 mile tour of the South Pacific in August-September, 1943 as a representative of the American Red Cross. The First Lady also wore a second uniform made of seersucker fabric during her trip.

-Check out more artifacts from the FDR Library’s “100 Days” Countdown Tumblr

Today in History — Marian Anderson Concert at the Lincoln Memorial On April 9,1939, 75,000 people attended Marian Anderson’s concert at the Lincoln Memorial.  Hundreds of thousands more heard the concert over the radio. The operatic first half of the program concluded with Ave Maria. After a short intermission, she then sang a selection of spirituals familiar to the African American members of her audience. And with tears in her eyes, Marian Anderson closed the concert with an encore, Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen. The DAR’s refusal to grant Marian Anderson the use of Constitution Hall, Eleanor Roosevelt’s resignation from the DAR in protest, and the resulting concert at the Lincoln Memorial combined into a watershed moment in civil rights history, bringing national attention to the country’s color barrier as no other event had previously done.  Mrs. Roosevelt and Marian Anderson remained friends for the rest of Mrs. Roosevelt’s life. Marian Anderson continued to sing in venues around the world, including singing the National Anthem at President Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961. She died in 1993 at the age of 96. Photo: 75,000 People Gather to Hear Singer Marian Anderson in Potomac Park, 4/9/39. -from the FDR Library
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Today in History — Marian Anderson Concert at the Lincoln Memorial

On April 9,1939, 75,000 people attended Marian Anderson’s concert at the Lincoln Memorial.  Hundreds of thousands more heard the concert over the radio.

The operatic first half of the program concluded with Ave Maria. After a short intermission, she then sang a selection of spirituals familiar to the African American members of her audience. And with tears in her eyes, Marian Anderson closed the concert with an encore, Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen.

The DAR’s refusal to grant Marian Anderson the use of Constitution Hall, Eleanor Roosevelt’s resignation from the DAR in protest, and the resulting concert at the Lincoln Memorial combined into a watershed moment in civil rights history, bringing national attention to the country’s color barrier as no other event had previously done. 

Mrs. Roosevelt and Marian Anderson remained friends for the rest of Mrs. Roosevelt’s life. Marian Anderson continued to sing in venues around the world, including singing the National Anthem at President Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961. She died in 1993 at the age of 96.

Photo: 75,000 People Gather to Hear Singer Marian Anderson in Potomac Park, 4/9/39.

-from the FDR Library

Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.

 -Eleanor Roosevelt, NYC native First Lady, who now has a monument dedicated to her in Riverside Park.

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Marian Anderson was born on this day, February 27, 1897.  The internationally renowned contralto opera singer sang the National Anthem at President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961. Twenty two years earlier, Anderson’s concert at the Lincoln Memorial marked a watershed moment in the civil rights movement.  Learn more about the concert, and the friendship between Anderson and Eleanor Roosevelt here. Photo: President Kennedy with Marian Anderson and her accompanist Franz Rupp in the Oval Office, White House. 3/22/62. -from the JFK Library
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Marian Anderson was born on this day, February 27, 1897.  The internationally renowned contralto opera singer sang the National Anthem at President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961.

Twenty two years earlier, Anderson’s concert at the Lincoln Memorial marked a watershed moment in the civil rights movement.  Learn more about the concert, and the friendship between Anderson and Eleanor Roosevelt here.

Photo: President Kennedy with Marian Anderson and her accompanist Franz Rupp in the Oval Office, White House. 3/22/62.


-from the JFK Library

coolchicksfromhistory: Chickasaw storyteller and actress Te Ata (Mary Frances Fisher). Te Ata (1895-1995) created one woman shows that highlighted Native American folklore through dance, music, and storytelling.  A member of the Chickasaw tribe, Te Ata traveled widely and incorporated traditions from other Native American cultures into her performances.  Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were among her admirers and Te Ata was invited to perform at both the White House and Hyde Park. Richard Green, tribal historian for the Chickasaw Nation, published a biography of Te Ata in 2006 (Amazon).  Chickasaw playwright JudyLee Olivia wrote a play based on the life of Te Ata.  The play won the Five Civilized Tribes’ Best American Indian Musical Award in 2000.
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Chickasaw storyteller and actress Te Ata (Mary Frances Fisher).

Te Ata (1895-1995) created one woman shows that highlighted Native American folklore through dance, music, and storytelling.  A member of the Chickasaw tribe, Te Ata traveled widely and incorporated traditions from other Native American cultures into her performances.  Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were among her admirers and Te Ata was invited to perform at both the White House and Hyde Park.

Richard Green, tribal historian for the Chickasaw Nation, published a biography of Te Ata in 2006 (Amazon).  Chickasaw playwright JudyLee Olivia wrote a play based on the life of Te Ata.  The play won the Five Civilized Tribes’ Best American Indian Musical Award in 2000.

cartermagazine: Today In History ‘Rosa Parks was presented the first “Eleanor Roosevelt Woman of Courage Award” by the Wonder Woman Foundation on this date November 14, 1984.’ (photo: Rosa Parks) - CARTER Magazine
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‘Rosa Parks was presented the first “Eleanor Roosevelt Woman of Courage Award” by the Wonder Woman Foundation on this date November 14, 1984.’

(photo: Rosa Parks)

- CARTER Magazine

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Eleanor Roosevelt casts her ballot in Hyde Park, NY, in 1936 and 1960.

Mrs. Roosevelt was not able to vote in a Presidential election until the age of 36, when the 19th amendment was added to the Constitution.

The Nineteenth Amendment, ratified on August 18, 1920, prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote based on sex.

Image: Eleanor Roosevelt votes in Hyde Park, 11/03/1936 (ARC 196125), FDR Presidential Library

Image: Eleanor Roosevelt votes in Hyde Park, 11/06/1960 (ARC 195612), FDR Presidential Library

Campaign Crowds, 1932 FDR with Anna Roosevelt Halsted and Eleanor Roosevelt during the 1932 campaign.  The Roosevelts were on their way from their cottage to the station in Warm Springs, Georgia.  10/24/32. -from the FDR Library
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Campaign Crowds, 1932

FDR with Anna Roosevelt Halsted and Eleanor Roosevelt during the 1932 campaign.  The Roosevelts were on their way from their cottage to the station in Warm Springs, Georgia.  10/24/32.

-from the FDR Library

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“I think I have a good deal of my Uncle Theodore in me, because I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on.” -Eleanor Roosevelt On this day in 1884, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born.  Learn more about her life here. -from the FDR Library
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“I think I have a good deal of my Uncle Theodore in me, because I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on.”

-Eleanor Roosevelt

On this day in 1884, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born.  Learn more about her life here.

-from the FDR Library


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“This is no ordinary time” - Eleanor Roosevelt at the Democratic National Convention Tensions ran high as Eleanor Roosevelt approached the podium to address the delegates of the 1940 Democratic National Convention. The prior evening’s raucous proceedings, which led  to FDR’s nomination for an unprecedented third term candidacy, had been long and trying. A host of political issues exposed fissures in the Democratic Party ranks, bringing The Convention to a standstill that bordered on outright revolt.  Amidst this background, Eleanor Roosevelt delivered a historic speech using only a single page of notes.  Read More Photo: Eleanor Roosevelt speaking at the Democratic National Convention. 7/15/40. -from the FDR Library
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“This is no ordinary time” - Eleanor Roosevelt at the Democratic National Convention

Tensions ran high as Eleanor Roosevelt approached the podium to address the delegates of the 1940 Democratic National Convention. The prior evening’s raucous proceedings, which led  to FDR’s nomination for an unprecedented third term candidacy, had been long and trying.

A host of political issues exposed fissures in the Democratic Party ranks, bringing The Convention to a standstill that bordered on outright revolt.  Amidst this background, Eleanor Roosevelt delivered a historic speech using only a single page of notes.  Read More

Photo: Eleanor Roosevelt speaking at the Democratic National Convention. 7/15/40.

-from the FDR Library


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