Wednesday, November 26, 2008

New NHD Sources

Roosevelt , Eleanor . "Exhibit:Eleanor Roosevelt Letter ." National Archives and Record Administration . March 1996 . National Archives and Records Administration. 26 Nov 2008

This source is a website that has a letter that was written by Eleanor Roosevelt. In the letter she sends a resignation to The Daughters of the American Revolution. She resigned because the group made a rule excluding African American Artists, such as the famous Marian Anderson

Roosevelt , Eleanor . "The American Experience Eleanor Roosevelt My Day:Women and Employment." My Day -Women's Issues. 29 Jul 1939. PBS. 26 Nov 2008 .

This site has an article written by ER discussing her feelings about a law that kept 2 government position. It is an important source because it shows how she spoke out about issues that hit close to home for her