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I found the reading of "American Women ASk Eleanor for Help" nteresting as well as heartbreaking. It amazed me to read that within a day Eleanor would have 5 to 8 thousand letters and she made a huge effort to either answer them herself or pass it on to the correct agency. It surprised me the things the ladies asked for varying from roller skates to a job for a husband. How was Roosevelt able to answer all of these letters and was she able to satisfy the needs and wants of most? -- Rose Ferguson | I found the reading of "American Women ASk Eleanor for Help" nteresting as well as heartbreaking. It amazed me to read that within a day Eleanor would have 5 to 8 thousand letters and she made a huge effort to either answer them herself or pass it on to the correct agency. It surprised me the things the ladies asked for varying from roller skates to a job for a husband. How was Roosevelt able to answer all of these letters and was she able to satisfy the needs and wants of most? -- Rose Ferguson | ||
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| + | "Eleanor Roosevelt Urges Better Understanding and Cooperation of Both White and Negro Races," | ||
| + | In this reading, she is basically saying that in order to be respected, African Americans need to raise their standards of living. She says that everyone needs to work together to stop injustices. | ||
== Meridel Lesueur, "Despair of Unemployed Women" == | == Meridel Lesueur, "Despair of Unemployed Women" == | ||
