Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way : Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage

Eleanor Roosevelt's remarkable ability to confront and overcome hurdles-be they political, personal, or social-made her one of the greatest leaders of the last century, if not all time. In Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way, author and scholar Robin Gerber examines the values, tactics, and beliefs that enabled Eleanor Roosevelt to bring about tremendous change-in herself and in the world. Examining the former first lady's rise from a difficult childhood to her enormously productive and politically involved years in the White House, as a U.N. delegate and an honorary ambassador, an author, and beyond, Gerber offers women an inspiring road map to heroic living and an unparalleled model for personal achievement.

Robin Gerber, J.D., is a senior scholar at the Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland. For more than twenty years she has trained women in leadership at organizations including the Democratic National Committee, the United Nations, and the State of New York. Ms. Gerber is a regular contributor to USA Today and other major newspapers.