Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
I do not feel that, in these important years, girls should be chosen for college purely on the basis of whether they can afford to pay for this opportunity. They should be there because of the potential value which they will bring to the Nation. If they have this added training, the Nation should be willing to put something toward their development.
At the time, less than 10% of the population graduated from college and girls were a very small fraction of that. Culturally many families did not understand the value of college, some religious figures railed against college especial for girls (see {637315}), and few families could afford college. 70 years later, there was federal and often state college tuition assistance, over 30% of the young people graduated from college and girls mad up over half of the graduates. But that started with the effort of people like Mrs. Roosevelt.
Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, First Lady (Franklin Delano Roosevelt), U. S. Delegate to the United Nations, Column, My Day, December 17, 1942
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There are two things that make this quotation interesting, First it tells us about the educational gender discrimination in early Massachusetts. But not his phrase “light soon broke in”. He obviously saw the lack of education for girls as undesirable and unenlightened. But the fact that he had this attitude and would express is so readily in 1857 tells us that, at least in the Northeast girls’ education was assumed by many as part of civilized society.
- Born: October 11, 1884
- Died: November 7, 1962
- Nationality: American
- Profession: First Lady
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat and activist. She served as the First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving First Lady of the United States. Roosevelt served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements.
