I thought this was an interesting book about a fascinating woman. I liked learning about her upbringing and family life. She did not spend a lot of time speaking about her children, it sounds as though they were mostly raised by nannies,nurses and boarding schools, but I think that was the way it was done by wealthy mothers in her time. The way I understand her life focus, is through her work getting to understand and help others, I was impressed by her travel and visits to miners, farmers and people all over the United States. Later she traveled the world in a effort to understand the people of other countries and how we could work together it improve the world.
She was a active in the creation of the United Nations, and I really like this part as she shares how they worked to set up the guidelines of this body, she was able to see the good in others and wanted to understand their points of view. She proves that one person can make a difference. She was loved and hated by the American people, she worked until she was 75, pretty amazing!