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[[File:1939 Air Transport Association advertisement.jpg|thumb|1939 [[Air Transport Association]] advertisement with [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] promoting commercial air transportation in the US]]
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'''''My Day''''' was a newspaper column that was written by [[First Lady of the United States]] [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] six days a week from 1935 to 1962. From 1961 until 1962, issues were only published every other day because Roosevelt became too sick to write on her usual schedule.<ref>{{cite web|title="My Day" Column (1935-1962)|url=https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/mep/displaydoc.cfm?docid=erpo-myday|website=The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref> In her column, she discussed issues such as [[Race (classification of human beings)|race]], [[women]], and key events ([[Pearl Harbor]], [[Prohibition]], [[H Bomb]], etc.). This column allowed Roosevelt to spread her ideas and thoughts to millions of Americans and give them her perspective on contemporary events. [[George T. Bye]], Eleanor Roosevelt's [[literary agent]], encouraged her to write the column.<ref>The Press: First Lady's Home Journal. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120125025110/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,930893,00.html ''TIME''], Monday, March 8, 1937</ref> With this column, Roosevelt became the first First Lady to write a daily newspaper column.<ref>[[Doris Kearns Goodwin]] (1994). ''No Ordinary Time''. p. 10. Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|978-0-684-80448-4}}.</ref> Roosevelt also wrote for ''[[Ladies Home Journal]]'', ''[[McCall's]]'', and various articles in ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' and other women's magazines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eleanor Roosevelt|url=https://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/eleanor-roosevelt/|website=National Women's History Museum|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref>
'''''My Day''''' was a newspaper column written by [[First Lady of the United States]] [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] (ER) six days a week from December 31st, 1935 to September 26th, 1962.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title="My Day" Column (1935-1962) |url=https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/mep/displaydoc.cfm?docid=erpo-myday |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=www2.gwu.edu}}</ref> In her column, Roosevelt discussed issues including [[civil rights]], [[women's rights]], and various current events ([[Prohibition]], [[New Deal]] programs, [[United States home front during World War II|United States World War II home front]], [[Pearl Harbor]], [[H Bomb]], [[Civil rights movement|Civil Rights Movement]], etc.). This column allowed ER to spread her ideas, thoughts, and perspectives on contemporary events to the American public through local newspapers. Through ''My Day'', Roosevelt became the first First Lady to write a daily newspaper column.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" |url=https://www.whitehousehistory.org/collections/eleanor-roosevelts-my-day |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=WHHA (en-US) |language=en}}</ref> Roosevelt also wrote for ''[[Ladies Home Journal]]'', ''[[McCall's]]'', and published various articles in ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' and other women's magazines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt |url=https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/eleanor-roosevelt |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt |language=en}}</ref>


The [[White House Historical Association]] and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project collaborated on an online representation on some of Roosevelt's best writings with extra insights from Allida M. Black, the director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day"|url=https://www.whitehousehistory.org/collections/eleanor-roosevelts-my-day|website=The White House Historical Association|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref> The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project at the [[Columbian College of Arts and Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project|url=https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/|website=Columbian College of Arts and Sciences|accessdate=18 June 2017}}</ref> works to release digital and print versions of Roosevelt's political writings; it is currently working on transcribing her radio and television appearances.
The [[White House Historical Association]] and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project collaborated on a [[digital history]] project commemorating Roosevelt's best writings. With extra insights from project director Allida M. Black, The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project at the [[Columbian College of Arts and Sciences]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project {{!}} Columbian College of Arts & Sciences {{!}} The George Washington University |url=https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/ |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project |language=en}}</ref> works to release digital and print versions of Roosevelt's political writings. It is currently working on transcribing her radio and television appearances.<ref name=":3" /> This archive includes a full run of ''My Day''.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 15:12, 5 May 2022

1939 Air Transport Association advertisement with Eleanor Roosevelt promoting commercial air transportation in the US

My Day was a newspaper column written by First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt (ER) six days a week from December 31st, 1935 to September 26th, 1962.[1] In her column, Roosevelt discussed issues including civil rights, women's rights, and various current events (Prohibition, New Deal programs, United States World War II home front, Pearl Harbor, H Bomb, Civil Rights Movement, etc.). This column allowed ER to spread her ideas, thoughts, and perspectives on contemporary events to the American public through local newspapers. Through My Day, Roosevelt became the first First Lady to write a daily newspaper column.[2] Roosevelt also wrote for Ladies Home Journal, McCall's, and published various articles in Vogue and other women's magazines.[3]

The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project collaborated on a digital history project commemorating Roosevelt's best writings. With extra insights from project director Allida M. Black, The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences[4] works to release digital and print versions of Roosevelt's political writings. It is currently working on transcribing her radio and television appearances.[2] This archive includes a full run of My Day.

References

  1. ^ ""My Day" Column (1935-1962)". www2.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  2. ^ a b "Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day"". WHHA (en-US). Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  3. ^ "Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt". Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  4. ^ "Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project | Columbian College of Arts & Sciences | The George Washington University". Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project. Retrieved 2022-04-26.


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