Eleanor Roosevelt
Civil liberties lawyer Helena Kennedy argues that Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is one of the great women of the last century.
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, became a formidable campaigner for human rights and economic justice. Civil liberties lawyer Helena Kennedy argues that she's one of the great women of the last century, and, with the help of Roosevelt biographer Blanche Wiesen Cook, examines her extraordinary life. Presented by Matthew Parris.
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Tue 22 Aug 2006 16:30成人论坛 Radio 4- Thu 7 Apr 2016 18:30成人论坛 Radio 4 Extra
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