Eleanor Roosevelt is definitely one of my biggest historical heroes, but I have to say that I would not necessarily recommend this book. The 21st century reader has to take everything with a grain of salt given the time period it was written in, which is only to be expected, however I felt that even the core messages of the chapters (which are largely still applicable today) are not written in a way that is particularly engaging or interesting-- and for a woman who did so much, one would think she would have been able to add more fascinating, detailed anecdotes and less mere mentions of famous people she encountered. Still, despite the fact that I occasionally noticed I was forcing myself to get through the dryer parts, it was largely a worthwhile read, and the words of such an amazing person can't simply be cast aside because he or she was not primarily an author.