The First Ladies is available for check out at the Marilyn J. Praisner Library. It is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby.
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\nA novel about the extraordinary partnership b etween First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world\, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents\, Mary McLeo d Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator\, and as her reputati on grows she becomes a celebrity\, revered by titans of business and recog nized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their share d belief in women's rights and the power of education\, Mary and Eleanor b ecome fast friends confiding their secrets\, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president\, the two women begin to collaborat e more closely\, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separ ate from FDR\, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her ou tspokenness\, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary\, it only fuels the women's desire to f ight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different \, yet equally formidable\, passionate\, and committed women\, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the mod ern civil rights movement.
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