Responsable : Joy Alice Eisenhauer joy.eisenhauer@boulderjcc.org

Lieu : Boulder JCC | 6007 Oreg Avenue, Boulder, CO, 80303

Description :

Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most formidable figures in American politics. While she never held elective office, she played a major role in shaping 20th century liberalism. Born into a multi-generational political powerhouse, her grandfather Theodore [Greatheart] helped the patrician reform proposals of the 1870s and 1880s. Her uncle, Theodore, transformed the presidency during his two terms. And husband Franklin was the architect of the Roosevelt Republic. This changed numerous aspects of American Life through the skillful expansion of the role of government. Eleanor’s greatest contributions began with the role of women in our national politics after the 19th Amendment was ratified. Her awareness of racial inequality drove social justice to the center of civil liberty.

Our class combines the David Michaeli’s biography Eleanor with lectures and video segments from Ken Burns’ The Roosevelts. Access to videos is through Passport on Rocky Mountain Public Television.

About your instructor:

Robert Haws taught American History at University of Mississippi for 42 years. He taught American Constitutional History at Moscow State University as a Fulbright Lecturer, and Comparative Constitutionalism for Democracy and Civil Society at University of Osnabrück in Germany. A graduate from University of Nebraska and Yale Law School, Bob has been a history instructor with Exchange for several years.

Places disponibles : 40 sur 40

Prix : 68,00 $ Taxes exonérées

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