March 1933

US and World Events plus Additional Resources

   
 
 
 

Eleanor Roosevelt is pictured here with 27 of the 35 female reporters in attendance at the first press conference she held as first lady. Mrs. Roosevelt made history by holding her own press conferences and inviting only women (White House press conferences were at the time open to men only). See the FDR Library and Museum Tumblr feed for more details. March 6, 1933.