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Blink 3 of 8 - The 5 AM Club
by Robin Sharma
First Lady, statesperson, pioneer
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Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated herself to making life better for ordinary men, women, and children. But her own life was anything but ordinary. The wife, and later widow, of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she broke the mold and challenged people’s ideas about how first ladies should behave. Today, Eleanor is remembered as one of the twentieth century’s most admired people, and as a tireless campaigner for world peace and civil rights.
In this bedtime biography, we’ll journey through the life, times, and personal struggles of this thoroughly modern icon. So find yourself a comfortable place to sit, we’re about to discover how Eleanor Roosevelt became the First Lady – of the world.
Narrated by Jeannette Robinson, with music by Federico Coderoni
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt (1961) tells the life story of one of twentieth-century America’s greatest figures. First Lady, statesperson, tireless campaigner against injustice and inequality – Eleanor Roosevelt was many things. In her autobiography, she takes us through her life, from an awkward childhood to her marriage to FDR to her key work with the United Nations.
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by Robin Sharma