Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice

With steady pacing, narrator Laurel Lefkow chronicles the life of Eleanor Roosevelt through the lens of the Civil Rights movement, giving listeners a fresh perspective on this famous first lady. Lefkow's tone changes accordingly as she describes the challenges Eleanor faced throughout her life, including the loss of her parents, her husband's medical issues after contracting polio, and the negative press she received from championing causes such as equal opportunity for African-Americans. Listeners will be inspired by the Eleanor's passionate nature as she worked to help make the lives of her fellow Americans better while overcoming what she perceived as personal shortcomings. M.D. � AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine