02706cam a2200385 i 4500 888008666 TxAuBib 20230708120000.0 230305s2023||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9780593743782 paperback 0593743784 paperback (OCoLC)1373394084 TxAuBib rda Benedict, Marie, author. The first ladies [large print] / Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. First large print edition. New York, NY : Random House Large Print, 2023. 560 pgs (large print) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through tragedy and triumph. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement."-- Provided by publisher. 20230713. Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962 Fiction. Bethune, Mary McLeod 1875-1955 Fiction. Presidents' spouses Fiction. Civil rights workers Fiction. African Americans Fiction. Large Type Books. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Murray, Victoria Christopher, author. BTCLS