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“The foundational message rings as loudly as it did nearly a century ago: that women ‘have always been a tremendous power in the destiny of the world.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“Roosevelt writes passionately about work-life balance—among dozens of other push/pull matters of the heart and mind. Her book is a reminder of how long we’ve been grappling with equality, justice, and social responsibility.”
— Chicago Tribune
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“Whatever the topic, Roosevelt’s advice is insistently practical… wholesome and heartening.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“In l933, Eleanor Roosevelt launched her first book to galvanize an urgent movement for democracy, peace, and freedom. As fascism threatened the world, she believed women’s activism would save the future…This book, bold and vividly written, is needed NOW!"
— Blanche Wiesen Cook, distinguished professor of history at John Jay College
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“Eight decades after the Great Depression, American women are facing yet another test of courage and ingenuity. Eleanor Roosevelt’s advice to women living through the world’s greatest economic crisis remains relevant, comforting, and, for all of its practicality, profoundly inspiring."
— Amanda Foreman, New York Times bestselling author
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Eight decades after the Great Depression, American women are facing yet another test of courage and ingenuity. Eleanor Roosevelt's advice to women living through the world's greatest economic crisis remains relevant, comforting, and, for all of its practicality, profoundly inspiring.
— Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgiana and A World On Fire
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In l933, Eleanor Roosvelt launched her first book to galvanize an urgent movement for democracy, peace and freedom. As fascism threatened the world, she believed women's activism would save the future... This book, bold and vividly written, is needed NOW!
— Blanche Wiesen Cook, Distinguished Professor of History at John Jay College and author of a prize-winning three-volume biography of Eleanor Roosevelt
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It's Up to the Women challenges us anew to foster community, adhere to the highest standards of ethics, raise fearless children with a concern for the world, and embrace and act on the notion that it is 'the attitude of women towards changes in society [that] is going to determine to a great extent our future in this country.' Inspiration for the work ahead is found here, in wise advice for women in the 1930s.
— Julia Stasch, President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
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Whatever the topic, Roosevelt's advice is insistently practical... wholesome and heartening.
— Kirkus Reviews