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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We join all New Yorkers in mourning Mayor David Dinkins—and cherishing the memory of his many visits to Roosevelt House. Jennifer J. Raab President, Hunter College Harold Holzer Jonathan Fanton…
This series of essays grows out of an online Roosevelt House program broadcast on May 1, 2020 titled “The Discriminatory Impact of COVID-19: The Pandemic’s Role in Highlighting Entrenched Racial…
Dear Friend of Roosevelt House: When the COVID-19 pandemic struck New York, we were in the midst of a wonderful exhibition of photographs from President Roosevelt’s New Deal taken by…
Roosevelt House Public Policy Program faculty member and Hunter College political scientist, Sanford Schram, and University of Alabama political scientist, Richard Fording, write about the Coronavirus pandemic, and the ways…