American Experience · SEASON 12
Eleanor Roosevelt
Episode 6 · 2000-01-10

- Documentary
Episode overview
Profiling Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), the wife of one president, the niece of another and, says historian Geoffrey Ward, "one of the best politicians of the 20th century" in her own right. That's a remarkable achievement considering that she was also an implacable social reformer all her life. This biography recalls Roosevelt on the public stage, and delves gently but forthrightly into her complex private life.
55 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. New York (1): The Country and the City1999-11-14
2. New York (2): Order and Disorder1999-11-15
3. New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow1999-11-16
4. New York (4): The Power and the People1999-11-17
5. New York (5): Cosmopolis1999-11-18
6. Eleanor Roosevelt2000-01-10
7. Houdini2000-01-24
8. Nixon's China Game2000-01-31
9. The Duel2000-02-14
10. John Brown's Holy War2000-02-28
11. George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)2000-04-23
12. George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)2000-04-24
13. Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory2000-05-01
14. Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life2000-05-08
15. The Wizard of Photography2000-05-23