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Upcoming Programs

 

Women's History Month

"The Prescient Life of Ida B. Wells"
with Paula J. Giddings

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
6pm ET
Henry A. Wallace Center

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Author Paula J. Giddings examines Ida B. Wells, a crusading journalist and pioneer in the fights for women’s suffrage and against segregation and lynchings. A conversation with FDR Library Director William Harris. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at 6:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Free public event. Registration is required. CLICK HERE to register.

 

Seeds Of Change:
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Movement

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
2pm ET

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By engaging with the African American community in a way the President would not, Eleanor Roosevelt helped bring Black voices into the White House and the Administration in ways that profoundly impacted civil rights at home and human rights internationally. This segment of the FDR Library’s Seeds of Change series introduces Mrs. Roosevelt’s role in the movement.

 

Author Talks & Signings

Hudson Valley History Reading Festival

Saturday, April 20, 2024
10am-3pm ET
Henry A. Wallace Center


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The Roosevelt Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District will host the annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival.
In four sessions, beginning at 10:00 a.m., authors of books on Hudson Valley history – including Susan Stessin-Cohn and Robert & Johanna Titus – will present author talks followed by book signings in the Wallace Center. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at 10:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

Free public event. Registration is not required.

 

Program Archives

The First Lady of World War II with Shannon McKenna Schmidt

FDR Library Director William Harris and author Shannon McKenna Schmidt, talk about The First Lady of World War II – The first book to tell the full story of Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific Theater.

(Originally broadcast March 15, 2023; 39:21 minutes)

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Resources For Parents and Teachers

Our education specialist has assembled 21 smart, fun activities for youth at home, that occupy young hands and minds while requiring minimal adult supervision.

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Features Stories of the Week

 

A Woman’s War – #TheArtOfWar

Personnel shortages led the military to enlist more than 300,000 women volunteers during World War II, and over 150,000 served in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC/WACC). Posters such as this one featuring the Greek goddess of war Pallas Athene encouraged women to join up.

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The First Lady of the Struggle

Much of the success of the Black Cabinet was due to the influence of its leader, Mary McLeod Bethune. In 1936, FDR appointed Bethune as Director of the Division of Negro Affairs in the National Youth Administration (NYA).

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