A fierce advocate for the downtrodden during her husband’s presidency, Roosevelt spent her later years pushing for human ...

Eleanor Roosevelt, who was likely queer, held the first press conference by a first lady in the East Wing, and the wing ...

According to a survey of 242 historians and political scientists, Eleanor Roosevelt is still the best First Lady of all time. In over 30 years of polling by the Siena College Research Institute, ...

"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. "Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and a lesbian, who became a ...

Among the offices housed in the East Wing is the Office of the First Lady, first professionalized by Eleanor Roosevelt during her husband’s administration. Roosevelt used the East Wing for official ...

Amelia Earhart was attending a formal dinner at the White House the night of April 20, 1933, when she decided it was time to ...

The groundbreaking legacy of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt owes much to her deep Episcopalian faith, according to this thorough biography from Mitchell (Tread the City’s Streets Again), a ...

The White House East Wing is gone after being bulldozed before getting approval. First Lady Melania Trump is mum on the ...

According to the White House Historical Association, the East Terrace served as a visitors entrance, as seen in archival images. In 1942, the East Wing replaced the East Terrace, primarily as a cover ...

From its origins under Thomas Jefferson to reconstruction under Franklin D. Roosevelt, the White House East Wing became the Office of the First Lady—until President Donald Trump tore it down for a new ...

This month, the White House announced that it is demolishing its East Wing in a bid to build US President Donald Trump’s new ballroom. However, the structure known for hosting social events holds a lo ...