Elliott Roosevelt, Eleanor's father ... She begins publishing the syndicated column, "My Day." Eleanor defies segregation laws when she sits between whites and blacks at the Southern Conference ...

We recognize the role of first lady as it exists today because of Eleanor Roosevelt ... In 1935, she started writing the newspaper column “My Day” which served as a platform for her to ...

The Political Partnership of Eleanor and Franklin Talk about the political ... Well, I didn't read My Day very carefully. I was away during a lot of that, in the war and so on.

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady of American politics, died last night in her Manhattan apartment at the age of 78. Mrs. Roosevelt, who presided over the White House for 12 years as the wife ...