History buffs are getting to see a different side of American history, thanks to Showtime’s new anthology drama The First Lady. The show features portrayals of Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson), ...

When first lady Eleanor Roosevelt came to Reading 81 years ago this month, it was to help raise funds for deep X-ray therapy at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Her visit, perhaps coincidentally, came four ...

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, it didn’t take long for the country to shift its focus to the war effort. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was well suited for the role, especially as ...

Mattel is celebrating Women's History Month with a fitting new addition to the Barbie family: An Eleanor Roosevelt doll. Ahead of International Women's Day on Monday, Barbie announced that Eleanor ...

Though we used to refer to Barbie as a “fashion doll,” she’s never been just that, as the latest in the brand’s Inspiring Women series proves. As of Wednesday morning, kids can now play with none ...

"This is an intimate history, not a tabloid history," the documentary filmmaker says of his new 14-hour series on the political family. By Mikey O'Connell TV Features Editor Burns and longtime ...

In 1960, the "Chairman of the Board" asked the first lady of the world if she had one word of encouragement for viewers of his "Frank Sinatra ABC Special." "That one word would be 'hope.'" said ...

Women's History Month kicked off this week, and toymaker Mattel, for its part, dove in with an announcement: It would be releasing an Eleanor Roosevelt Barbie, part of its Inspiring Women Series, ...

HYDE PARK, N.Y. — “In many ways, we live in a world shaped by the Roosevelts,” the guide at the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt told my tour group. The longest-serving first family in history, President ...

When reflecting on his days as a journalism undergraduate student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the 1970s, Reginald McNeill’s gruff baritone voice lightens to a ...