This Week: Birthday Celebrations Commemorate Eleanor Roosevelt’s 140th Year

FDR Memorial Legacy Committee holds public discussion and ceremony in Washington, D.C. for the former first lady.

Eleanor Roosevelt holds poster of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1949. (Photo: FDR Presidential Library & Museum)

In honor of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s 140th birthday, the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee will host a discussion about her life and accomplishments on Sunday, Oct. 13, at the memorial at 1850 West Basin Dr. SW in Washington, D.C.

The event is open to the public and will feature Professor Christopher Brick, editor and former director of The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, and a wreath placing ceremony, according to Mary Dolan, Executive Director of the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee.

“Eleanor Roosevelt transformed what a first lady can do, should do and the role of first lady,” Dolan told East Wing Magazine.

The discussion will introduce people to Eleanor Roosevelt, highlight her achievements and the story of her life. At the close of the discussion, the procession of visitors will be led to the statue where the wreath will be placed.

The commemorative event, no…