Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes:
Ocupation: Former First Lady of the United States
Life: October 11, 1884 - November 7, 1962
Birthday: October 11
Death: November 7
We women are callow fledglings as compared with the wise old birds who manipulate the political machinery, and we still hesitate to believe that a woman can fill certain positions in public life as competently and adequately as a man. For instance, it is certain that women do not want a woman for President. Nor would they have the slightest confidence in her ability to fulfill the functions of that office. Every woman who fails in a public position confirms this, but every woman who succeeds creates confidence.
source: Eleanor Roosevelt (1995). “What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt”, Carlson Pub
topic: Wise, Believe, Men, Fledglings
