Eleanor Roosevelt (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Eleanor Roosevelt's change to First Lady role
Eleanor Roosevelt's change to First Lady role
From ceremonial/social to policy-making & political advocacy
Press conferences Eleanor held (1933-41)
Press conferences Eleanor held (1933-41)
348
Letters Eleanor received from 1933 onwards
Letters Eleanor received from 1933 onwards
Over 300,000
Mary McLeod Bethune's 1935 role
Mary McLeod Bethune's 1935 role
Special adviser on minority affairs
Year Black Cabinet formed
Year Black Cabinet formed
1936
Year of Marion Anderson incident
Year of Marion Anderson incident
1939
Where Marion Anderson sang on Easter Sunday
Where Marion Anderson sang on Easter Sunday
Steps of Lincoln Memorial
Attendance at Marion Anderson concert
Attendance at Marion Anderson concert
75,000 people
Why FDR opposed anti-lynching legislation
Why FDR opposed anti-lynching legislation
Would alienate southern white Democrats
Organisation that owned Constitution Hall
Organisation that owned Constitution Hall
Daughters of the American Revolution