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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 1

166 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 164 pages OCR'd
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ee ee irk GE: 07 ee Gea ee oe SERED, : Te SA ee CS A! ee + ae a. ee ae er | _TSStID 1 tp crv w WSC ELT, dor ages, ceereer sy bas ‘oma, - a <q, - ff ELZANOrN A 7 2 a eee CREATI‘ E! ~~ In a book copyrighted in 1046, entitl € You A Aah te,’ by Eleanor Roosevelt (Curtis Publishing Com any, x6 156 pages, $2.50), the former President's vifp states that phe Biblical creation record ie met truc end that the Gtery of Aden ond Eve is werely on allegory.ly Ween asked on what besis she ped: the clais, “ee Mtoe the A495 arid Bws story ts s0¢ true,” she replied; "On ‘tha “baste of edience.” Se ens then asked: “Sow sould you teach the story of Adon ond Sve to children, since you vegoré it Os a eyth? Hou can you reject parts of the Bible dnd be- cept others? Boes your belies in the ddan anS Eve story os on allegory interfere with your faith in dere da tte world’s Redeener?” f.. She replied: "J eould teach the story of ddcm ond Ive-a3 on allegory. It ts difficult te escapt te ‘estire O14 Testament in my other way. fhe story of ddas end fue does not in any way Affect My belief in the beauty end divine inspiration of Christ's life." (pp. 42-83) ----ON DIVORCE Eleanor Roosevelt believes there ate o pumber of reasons for which divorce shovld be granted. (p. ©) Ghe v a, think $8: {s wise to try to find the ‘one and only,’ though « good aany people seen to nohe eisiohes a ° water won the search more thon once." (fp. 100) a. : ON FILTHY BOOKS ro Mts. hooserelt fings it ‘difficult’ to decide whether or not fifteen year old girle should read auch aie ! reVet aater,’ (P. 37) ON COMMUNISTS g4 She does not believe it is true that the cosmists in Arica ove their ali-giance to the ‘Red Fiag’ end the Soviet Union, And even though it @2s comson knceledve thet the arpy copmlasioncd comsuniats during the wr,” Mrs, Bovsevelt says: “fhe Yor Detertment, I am sure, is not fernitting the comiunists te be countsatoned ta the-. Ont ted States orny.* (p>. 78) VIBWS ON OTHER MATTERS G |. R. § ae 1) She believes that susicians who collaborates sith irc agis should be trestcs like we treet any other v@ople cho believed in axis theories and wrked rcairst us. (p. ©) Fresupably they should be ehot. Ge dia act when the Red Fascist Cozmunists sho collaborated ith Hitler shovl¢ be shot. , : Never spank children sfter they are adle tc unterdtand end rersen. (p. 58) 3) @he doesn’t Believe there are any words left which are pct spuken in polite society. (p 58} 4) She bellems there is 2 difference betwecn the Nazis grabbing Poland an? the Cosscnists grabbing Po- lend. The Beds bac a more pure Botive. (p. 72) 5) Mhe wes aot believe mpecific prayer is mnsserec. (B. 72} 6) dhe seokes anc drinks on occasion to be sociable, even though ste does not enjoy it. (p. 73) v) ahe ry crudely evades a question which wants to know if she approves of her political party's deepe- hation eith sichranady charactere and pachines ss Kelly, Waguc, Guffey, Tamseay, etc. (p. 85) & 8) me belidves Christ ja the greatest pan of all tire. (p. 06) z $) ghee briseves young people should first discover in their om homes ebhat the effect of liquor nay be ot bow puch they con" teke, before/they go out in public pleces wo drink so much they find theaselves doing soue- . thing that -they wuls ‘regret Lateros. (p. 02) >) Question: 4° "Jf the Bible tells us that there will be anrs ond acre wars, thy do the President onl Con- fress try te convince people there will be no sore tor?" ‘ answer: “fhere have been wore doen throurh the ores, but there ts alse in the Bible the dromise tat wt can indrove ourselves. (Editor's Mote: She ducen't sey ehere it eays dn the Biblc people eho dt) act kes Carlet as their persunel] &d ead Sevior, can ‘improve’ thcesclvcs.) fcr ts the vessit of fatlures (Bditor’s Mote: Kot of sin??) of bacon beings, and not of thrir succes sas: therefore, Cf NE SPROTSLE, we 293 to tr i _ emmy with amr? (p. WO) . fax f ANDRES, ‘e2a- Lg 11) Os page WT Mrs. Roosevelt says: “J certainty dc Bellew in teaching pies 26 "oinas 35. sel Claue.* 225 Uhen seked why Glapcr material wes seat to Africs {71 a wor of ir eds ead” meriésr - ) pebies peeded thea, Mré. Booecvelt replied in part: “ahen w sett in there, we found there wis 2 grect short: s rof white cotton material. fhe drabs wor white cotto: clot: r-remnts, and they borythelr-dwat in write coftc- cloth goraents, and to then this ans o wery serious shoricg:. Mite cotton cloth brcame as good @ Wrttet «7 3a tee could hove, ond we used Gt as such.*. (f. 122) It is this characteriatic cf the Nes Deal @hick help=d p’-¢ Eupetus to iy Ey. First ptinciple. Thus aeny shorteges erre pleanes purpcsely ty the Nev Beal to fur‘ her 4 mae 4 Qeb pacen ba the ‘great white Father’ in Gashingtoa! Mech prwtice is éeti-Qctipteral: Ni i “f for bis dun, 483 ESPECIALLY POR £b058 OF AIS Ubs HOUSE, ha hath dented _ _ ie faite ond is . wores than an in inftdst.” {7p tmoth 5,8 ee i oe ae ee OT”
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