Ruby A. Black

Eleanor Roosevelt, Puerto Rico, and Political Journalism in Washington

von Maurine H. Beasley

274 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book presents the story of Ruby A. Black, a feminist who broke new ground for women in Washington journalism in the 1920s and 1930s as a correspondent for a Puerto Rican newspaper and the first biographer of Eleanor Roosevelt. It offers access to the secret correspondence that shows how Black used her friendship with Roosevelt to advance the political career of Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rico's first elected governor. The book describes Black’s effort, ultimately unsuccessful, to become both a well-regarded journalist and a political operative in the nation’s capital, a feat particularly difficult for a woman. It contends Black’s closeness to Roosevelt proved both a help and a hindrance to Black’s stature as a journalist.

• Reihe: Women in American Political History
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Gemeinschaften und Identitäten Gruppen Frauen und Mädchen
• ISBN: 9781498519519
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.02.2020
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Lexington Books