Hazel Rowley (1951–2011)

Hazel Rowley discusses Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage.

Historian Hazel Rowley’s groundbreaking new account of the marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt is a ”dramatic and vivid narrative” that showcases how the couple successfully moved from a restrictive Victorian marriage to a true partnership, in spite of scandals. Her new book Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage, is a masterful, engaging study which Pulitzer Prize-winner Jon Meacham says brings alive the President and his First Lady ”in all their humanity, complexity and greatness.” Rowley’s book is rich with insights and new information ”about a political marriage that rose above politics, and a partnership driven as much by idealism as ambition.” We invite you to join us for this surprising, brilliantly researched look into the lives of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. Rowley’s earlier books include biographies of Richard Wright and and Jean-Paul Sartre. (jasbro)… (more)

Julia Wright; Hazel Rowley; Sonia Sanchez; John Edgar Wideman; Howard Zinn; Maryemma Graham

"Come and hear Julia Wright, daughter of Richard Wright and panelists including Hazel Rowley, Sonia Sanchez, John Edgar Wideman, and Howard Zinn. Maryemma Graham, from the University of Kansas, will moderate. The session is co-sponsored by the Schomburg Center and the Richard Wright Centennial Committee. Event held in Langston Hughes Auditorium (alibrarian)… (more)