LEADER 04069oam 22006494a 450 001 9910456663103321 005 20211222195647.0 010 $a0-8014-6245-2 010 $a0-8014-6246-0 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801462467 035 $a(CKB)2550000000035342 035 $a(OCoLC)732957167 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10468069 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000541235 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11385850 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541235 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10498701 035 $a(PQKB)11288799 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138190 035 $a(DE-B1597)481732 035 $a(OCoLC)987921432 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801462467 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138190 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10468069 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL768983 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_68319 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000035342 100 $a20100409d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aShe Was One of Us$eEleanor Roosevelt and the American Worker /$fBrigid O'Farrell 210 1$aIthaca, N.Y. :$d2010.$cILR Press, 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8014-7801-4 311 $a0-8014-4880-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhy women should join unions -- Here comes Mrs. Roosevelt -- Practicing what you preach -- In her own way -- An essential element of freedom -- Pointing the way -- We have something to offer -- A revolutionary period. 330 $aAlthough born to a life of privilege and married to the President of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt was a staunch and lifelong advocate for workers and, for more than twenty-five years, a proud member of the AFL-CIO's Newspaper Guild. She Was One of Us tells for the first time the story of her deep and lasting ties to the American labor movement. Brigid O'Farrell follows Roosevelt-one of the most admired and, in her time, controversial women in the world-from the tenements of New York City to the White House, from local union halls to the convention floor of the AFL-CIO, from coal mines to political rallies to the United Nations. Roosevelt worked with activists around the world to develop a shared vision of labor rights as human rights, which are central to democracy. In her view, everyone had the right to a decent job, fair working conditions, a living wage, and a voice at work. She Was One of Us provides a fresh and compelling account of her activities on behalf of workers, her guiding principles, her circle of friends-including Rose Schneiderman of the Women's Trade Union League and the garment unions and Walter Reuther, "the most dangerous man in Detroit"-and her adversaries, such as the influential journalist Westbrook Pegler, who attacked her as a dilettante and her labor allies as "thugs and extortioners." As O'Farrell makes clear, Roosevelt was not afraid to take on opponents of workers' rights or to criticize labor leaders if they abused their power; she never wavered in her support for the rank and file. Today, union membership has declined to levels not seen since the Great Depression, and the silencing of American workers has contributed to rising inequality. In She Was One of Us, Eleanor Roosevelt's voice can once again be heard by those still working for social justice and human rights. 606 $aWomen in the labor movement$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aLabor movement$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorking class$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen in the labor movement$xHistory 615 0$aLabor movement$xHistory 615 0$aWorking class$xHistory 676 $a973.917092 700 $aO'Farrell$b Brigid$0865049 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456663103321 996 $aShe was one of us$92468622 997 $aUNINA