Eleanor Roosevelt, Help Needy 1933/11/1

"Chicago: Impressive scenes as Mrs. Roosevelt, speaking before 8,000 members of the Illinois Federation of Professional and Women's Clubs, urges women throughout the nation to aid the destitute unemployed by co-operating with local unemployment committees in their fund raising efforts." sound of Eleanor Roosevelt speaking. (partial newsreel)

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[Orione]

Wow, that's special! Hearing her speak! Thanks for uploading.

[aroseonwheels]

I agree that her voice is rather screechy, but it was cool to hear an actual recordng. She was an influential person and I am interested in hearing more of her speeches. Thanks for posting this :D

[NostalgicChannel]

@baritoneplayer24

Forget about her voice, She was an intelligent woman who fought for her country, surely you are a man, and the voice of Bush?so ... respect!!

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[melollylolly]

Great Grumbledook-you are a NUT CASE

[cscomo]

My understanding is that she hated her voice, especially because nervousness made it even higher than usual.

[xander7ful]

Poor Eleanor, with that voice! Now I understand what the biographers meant when they wrote about it. I think she learned to tame it though, over time.

[GreatGrumbledook]

A wisp of straw were worth a thousand crowns, to make this shameless callet know herself. Helen of Greece was fairer far than she, although her husband may be Menelaus; and never was Agamemnon's brother wronged by that false woman, as this president by her; she-wolf of America, but worse than wolves of America, whose tongue more poisons than the adder's tooth! How ill-beseeming is it in your sex to triumph, like an Amazonian trull, upon their woes whom fortune captivates! ...