And, not much is known about why in 1920, Eleanor suddenly abandoned her duties as a mother of five and moved to Greenwich Village, then the symbol of all forms of transgressive freedom-communism, homosexuality, interracial relationships, and subversive political activity. Hundreds of books have been written about FDR and Eleanor, both together and separately, but yet she remains a compelling and elusive figure. An admiring profile of an estimable woman.”Ī vivid and incisive account of a mostly unknown yet critical chapter in the life of Eleanor Roosevelt-when she moved to New York’s Greenwich Village, shed her high-born conformity, and became the progressive leader who pushed for change as America’s First Lady. “A sympathetic portrait of Roosevelt, highlighting her long connection to Greenwich Village society and politics.
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