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Tomorrow Is Now
Available again in time for election season, Eleanor Roosevelt's most important book — Tomorrow is Now — a battle cry for civil rights.As relevant and influential now as it was when first published in 1963, Tomorrow is Now is Eleanor Roosevelt's manifesto and her final effort to move America toward the community she hoped it would become. In bold, blunt prose, one of the ...more
Hardcover
Published
July 1966
by HarperCollins
(first published January 1st 1963)
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This book serves as a loud and vibrant call to action to a generation of Americans to take charge of the opportunities they've received to improve the world for all. I can't help but think, though, that Eleanor Roosevelt glosses over some portions of history which contradict her optimistic outlook (the quote on England giving its colonies freedom, for instance).
I agree with her message overall, especially her calls to improve education and fully involve women in all aspects of this country's bu ...more
I agree with her message overall, especially her calls to improve education and fully involve women in all aspects of this country's bu ...more
Eleanor Roosevelt would've had one hell of a Ted Talk. I almost forgot that this book was written years ago because it was so relevant to issues we face today. Gosh this woman was so passionate about all the right things. Reading this you just want to hear her speak. Highly recommend.
Allida Black is a preeminent Eleanor Roosevelt historian. Thanks to her vision and dedication to the legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt, she made it possible through the Roosevelt estate for Tomorrow is Now, Eleanor Roosevelt's battle cry of civil rights, to be republished in time for the 50th anniversary of Mrs. Roosevelt's death. Dr. Black wrote the Introduction and President Clinton wrote the Foreword. I found President Clinton's Foreword moving and Dr. Black's Introduction exhilarating. I felt as
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I might have to read this twice to really get it, but I wish EVERYONE in the current politically pool would read it even once, or just the introduction.
Eleanor Roosevelt is a personal hero of mine, and this, her final book, displays her energy and wisdom and fundamental optimism.
MUST READ. EVERY WOMAN AND EVERY LEADER.
Do not let fear decide your fate - COURAGE!
Do not let fear decide your fate - COURAGE!
The year 2000 sounds remote, far away. Is it?
How right you were, Eleanor. How right you were. The thing is, I didn't recognize just how right you were until I read your manifesto. Let me put this into perspective: In the book, Roosevelt called all Americans to rally to not fall behind in the world, to keep pushing forward in all areas, to continue the fight for equality for all. I swear the disturbingly large number of parallels between Roosevelt's 1960s America and our 2010s America makes one r ...more
Extremely well written, to the point, and scarily pertinent.
It encouraged me to broaden my perspective. As she wrote multiple times in the book "The world cannot be understood from a single point of view."
It also encouraged me to take more personal responsibility. She quotes Woodrow Wilson: "Self-government is not a mere form of institution, to be had when desired, if only proper pains be taken. It is a form of character. It follows upon the long discipline which gives a people self-possession, ...more
It encouraged me to broaden my perspective. As she wrote multiple times in the book "The world cannot be understood from a single point of view."
It also encouraged me to take more personal responsibility. She quotes Woodrow Wilson: "Self-government is not a mere form of institution, to be had when desired, if only proper pains be taken. It is a form of character. It follows upon the long discipline which gives a people self-possession, ...more
Great section on education. Very pertinent to the mentality of education today. Zoned out a bit on Roosevelt's spiel about America's place in the world etc., but overall wise words crammed into a very short book.
Still relevant. Inspiring. Audacious.
Profound and quite prescient essays about how this country is great and can remain so. Although some of the examples are a little dated (that is culturally naive), the overall premise for each topic is spot on, especially in this political climate. There is certainly a lot of food for thought and worth a conversation in current times.
Seemed a very necessary for today!
Jan 16, 2017
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I could not put down #TommorowisNow by #EleanorRoosevelt "It is today we must create the world of the future" #mustread
Amazing read that feels likes it's about today not 1960's.
Are we again the "American Unready"?
"We need imagination and integrity, courage and a high heart."
I just love her idea on education. It should lead children to the willingness to explore the unfamiliar - to spark creativity. And on reading books...
"The reading of books should be a constant voyage of exploration, of adv ...more
Amazing read that feels likes it's about today not 1960's.
Are we again the "American Unready"?
"We need imagination and integrity, courage and a high heart."
I just love her idea on education. It should lead children to the willingness to explore the unfamiliar - to spark creativity. And on reading books...
"The reading of books should be a constant voyage of exploration, of adv ...more
A great book,that Eleanor uses to initiate the high school and college kids into politics. Relevant to this day.
What a timely book! In today's time, so much should not be relevant, yet sadly is. This book provided hope and a sense of direction.
Written 54 years ago, Mrs. Roosevelt's words still ring true today. Strange how some things seem to be a problem among peoples and nations through multiple generations. However the solutions lie within each of us.
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political leader who used her influence as an active First Lady from 1933 to 1945 to promote the New Deal policies of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as taking a prominent role as an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, she continued to be an internationally prominent author and speaker for the New Deal coalition
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