Eleanor Roosevelt

The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything read more

The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.

I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all read more

I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.

I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most read more

I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.

There are practical little things in housekeeping which no man really understands.

There are practical little things in housekeeping which no man really understands.

Long ago, I made up my mind that when things were said involving only me, I would pay no attention read more

Long ago, I made up my mind that when things were said involving only me, I would pay no attention to them, except when valid criticism was carried by which I could profit.