Author: Michael Weishan

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  How Marguerite LeHand Shaped the Franklin D. Roosevelt White House

  During the New Deal, Eleanor Roosevelt redefined the role of first lady and Frances Perkins broke ground as the first woman in the cabinet. And then there was Marguerite LeHand,…

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  Fireside Chat: First Feminist? Eleanor Roosevelt and Women’s Rights 11/6

  Eleanor Roosevelt: Ardent or Reluctant Feminist?

• Introducing the Roosevelt Scholars Program

    For information about the program, please click on the PDF link HERE. For information on how to donate, please contact michael dot weishan at fdrfoundation dot org. The challenge…

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  His Bravery Unsung, Varian Fry Acted to Save Jews

  Sometimes, reporting just isn’t enough.

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  Trump’s Global Democracy Retreat

  An historic mistake in the offing

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  What the Houston Floods Should Teach Us

  Federal Flood Policy Must Change