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Number of times Hillary Clinton has topped Gallup’s poll of the year’s most admired women; Clinton, who took the top spot yet again this year, has bested Eleanor...

Dorothy Height

I first met Dorothy Height nine years ago at a U.N. summit. During our quick interview, she talked about co-writing the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human...

The Relentless Mrs. Roosevelt

When Eleanor Roosevelt learned that her husband was going to run for President in 1932, she fell into a deep depression. "I knew what traditionally would lie...

A Brief History Of: White House Renovation

Every first family puts its stamp on the White House. The Obamas' new kitchen garden echoes the victory garden planted by Eleanor Roosevelt during WW II. F.D.R...

Time Traveler

Iguazu Falls, as Eleanor Roosevelt famously observed, "make the Niagara look like a kitchen faucet." This may be an exaggeration but not by much—after all, the...