Read this excerpt from What I Hope to Leave Behind."
Why does Eleanor Roosevelt refer to these women in her
speech?
In all the ages there have been people whose hearts have
been somehow so touched by the misery of human beings
that they wanted to give their lives in some way to alleviate it.
We have some examples of women like this today: Lilian
Wald and Mary Simkhovitch in New York, Jane Addams in
Chicago
They were women who became friends with Eleanor
Roosevelt
They were three women who had pursued successful
careers.
They were women who agreed to help Eleanor Roosevelt
educate the public
They were well-known examples of women who had
worked to help others.