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At Roosevelt House Press Conference, Carolyn Maloney Releases GAO Report Highlighting Pay Disparity Between Men and Women

Posted on March 14th, 2023 · Posted in Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

(New York, March 14, 2023) At a press conference at Roosevelt House, former Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, the Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Leader in Residence at Roosevelt House; Congresswoman Debbie Dingell; and feminist legend Eleanor…  

Hunter College to Host Sylvia Plath Symposium at Roosevelt House on March 30

Posted on March 13th, 2023 · Posted in Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

Hunter College to Host Sylvia Plath Symposium at Roosevelt House on March 30 Gloria Steinem, Robin Morgan Headline Roster of Speakers  (New York, March 13) — Hunter College President Jennifer…  

Roosevelt House opens New Exhibition: Healing Walls: Health and Art in New Deal New York

Posted on November 18th, 2022 · Posted in Featured News Story, Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

Roosevelt House opens New Exhibition: Healing Walls: Health and Art in New Deal New York Celebrates Federal Art Project hospital murals funded by the New Deal; Marks new book about…  

Remembering James Polshek (1930–2022)

Posted on September 15th, 2022 · Posted in Featured News Story, Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

Roosevelt House mourns the loss of James Polshek, the brilliant architect who led the restoration of Hunter College’s Roosevelt House from 2005 to 2010. His reverence for this historical treasure and…  

Celebrating Frances Perkins

Posted on April 7th, 2022 · Posted in Featured News Story, Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

New York has honored Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in the U.S. cabinet, by naming 46th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues in recognition of her efforts at…  

Mayor Bill de Blasio visits Roosevelt House and speaks with Professor Joseph P. Viteritti

Posted on December 7th, 2021 · Posted in Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 — New York City. Roosevelt House was honored today with a visit from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The Mayor joined the Hunter Urban…  

Happy Birthday Eleanor Roosevelt

Posted on October 11th, 2021 · Posted in Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

Today would be Eleanor Roosevelt’s 137th birthday.  We can be proud that she was a native New Yorker, born in the city on October 11, 1884. She would always have…  

Roosevelt House Marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Posted on May 7th, 2021 · Posted in Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

We are pleased to continue our series of encore online presentations of Roosevelt House public programming—to inform and inspire us during these challenging days. ***** In recent years, Roosevelt House…  

Roosevelt House Human Rights Program Director Jessica Neuwirth Discusses Her Book on the Equal Rights Amendment with YaleWomen.org

Jessica Neuwirth, Distinguished Lecturer and Rita E. Hauser Director, Human Rights Program, discusses her book “Equal Means Equal: Why the Time for an Equal Rights Amendment Is Now” with YaleWomen.org — Read the full article…  

For Black History Month: Celebrating Artist Selma Burke, Uncredited Designer Of The Roosevelt Dime

Posted on February 19th, 2021 · Posted in Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

Read about Selma Burke in this article on Face 2 Face Africa “This African American woman got no credit for designing the image of Roosevelt on the U.S dime in…