Frail and failing but determined to see the war through to victory, FDR wins re-election and begins planning for a peaceful postwar world, but a cerebral hemorrhage kills him at 63. After her husband’s death, Eleanor Roosevelt proves herself a shrewd politician and a skilled negotiator in her own right, as well as a champion of civil rights, civil liberties and the United Nations.
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
