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After discussing Eleanor Roosevelt in class today, I conducted some follow up research. Although the readings from class extensively examined Eleanor Roosevelt's political accomplishments, I was just as intrigued by her multi-faceted, fascinating and quite mysterious personal life. I found an interesting website that has a few excerpts from her letters with Lorena Hickok here.
These letters help provide a little more context into her relationship with Lorena Hickok. Although it will never be possible to fully understand Eleanor's relationship with Lorena, its important to recognize that the letters "offer a beautiful record of a tender, steadfast, deeply loving relationship between two women who meant the world to one another, even if the world never quite condoned or understood their profound connection". These letters are taken from a collection of 300 letters between Hickok and Roosevelt which are published in a book titled Empty Without You.
Although a few of these letters suggest that Hickock and Roosevelt may have shared a relationship of "great romantic intensity", this subject has remained an issue "of lasting controversy" for many years. Nonetheless, I truly found these letters to show the personable/compassionate/romantic side of Eleanor Roosevelt that was touched upon briefly in class throughout our discussions. I hope these may be interesting to you all as well!
These letters help provide a little more context into her relationship with Lorena Hickok. Although it will never be possible to fully understand Eleanor's relationship with Lorena, its important to recognize that the letters "offer a beautiful record of a tender, steadfast, deeply loving relationship between two women who meant the world to one another, even if the world never quite condoned or understood their profound connection". These letters are taken from a collection of 300 letters between Hickok and Roosevelt which are published in a book titled Empty Without You.
Although a few of these letters suggest that Hickock and Roosevelt may have shared a relationship of "great romantic intensity", this subject has remained an issue "of lasting controversy" for many years. Nonetheless, I truly found these letters to show the personable/compassionate/romantic side of Eleanor Roosevelt that was touched upon briefly in class throughout our discussions. I hope these may be interesting to you all as well!
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