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03175aam a2200445 i 4500 001 E3903F42A09711EEABD4340A41ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231222010053 007 r 008 221220s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2022058265 020 $a 0593440307 020 $a 9780593440308 035 $a (OCoLC)1366102768 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Benedict, Marie, $e author. $t First ladies. 245 14 $a The first ladies / $c Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. 264 1 $a New York : $b Berkley, $c [2023] 300 $a 1 online resource. 520 $a "A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement"-- $c Provided by publisher. 541 $d 20230731. 600 1 $a Roosevelt, Eleanor $d 1884-1962 $v Fiction. 600 1 $a Bethune, Mary McLeod, $d 1875-1955 $v Fiction. 650 $a Presidents' spouses $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Civil rights workers $v Fiction. 650 $a African Americans $v Fiction. 650 7 $a Biographical fiction. 655 7 $a Biographical fiction. 655 7 $a Fiction. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. 655 7 $a Novels. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. 655 7 $a Novels. 700 $a Murray, Victoria Christopher, $e author. 710 $a Ohio Digital Library. 856 $u http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteId=76&titleId=9267078 $3 null 856 $u https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d318314c-273b-4b18-9353-bc937a72c016&.epub-sample.overdrive.com $3 Excerpt 941 $a 1 952 $l AIPC937 $d 20231222010910.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E3903F42A09711EEABD4340A41ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search