Eleanor and Hick : the love affair that shaped a First Lady / Susan Quinn.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2016.Description: 404 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781594205408
- 159420540X
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Friends and associates
- Hickok, Lorena A
- Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography
- Women journalists -- United States -- Biography
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography
- Women social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- Female friendship -- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- United States -- Social policy -- 20th century
- 973.9170924 23
- E807.1.R48 Q56 2016
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-389) and index.
In 1933, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt embarked on the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put her deep disappointment in her marriage behind her and developed an independent life--now threatened by the public role she would be forced to play. A lifeline came to her in the form of a feisty campaign reporter for the Associated Press: Lorena Hickok. Over the next thirty years, until Eleanor's death, the two women carried on an extraordinary relationship: They were, at different points, lovers, confidantes, professional advisors, and caring friends. Eleanor had been raised in one of the nation's most powerful political families and was introduced to society as a debutante before marrying her distant cousin, Franklin. Hick, as she was known, had grown up poor in rural South Dakota and worked as a servant girl after escaping an abusive home, eventually becoming one of the most respected reporters at the AP. Her admiration drew the buttoned-up Eleanor out of her shell, and the two fell in love. For the next thirteen years, Hick had her own room at the White House, next to the First Lady's. During the Depression, Hick reported from the nation's poorest areas for the WPA, and Eleanor used these reports to lobby her husband for New Deal programs.--Abridged from publisher description.
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