Privately Political

Privately Political
As noted by author Blanche Wiesen Cook, “Eleanor Roosevelt left us a great legacy,” “she believed that government had only one purpose: to make life better for all people. But, she warned, we could never depend on a politician to do anything about that. For change to occur we needed to organize—door to door, block-by-block, community-by-community. Politics requires activism, individual dedication, progressive movements for change and betterment.” In the company of many great women, Eleanor Roosevelt clearly understood that the personal is political; one must have principles and be willing to standby one’s own convictions. Eleanor Roosevelt was not known for her sweet disposition, but for her commitment towards her passions. With ER as a role model, one might easily see when a woman shows strong political beliefs, she is often first seen as a “bitch”--either using her masculinity (or in some cases femininity) to get what she wants; however, a man ...