Eleanor Roosevelt is one of the best-known names in modern political history. The ninth most revered figure of the 20th century, according to Gallup, everyone knows her resolve and her strong political leanings. But what do we really know about Eleanor Roosevelt?
Theo Baker ’22 has been working on this question for the last year, examining new information about Eleanor’s personal life, her now indisputable relationship with Lorena Hickock, and Roosevelt herself, the woman behind the mythos of America’s pre-eminent First Lady.