The Power of Morgan le Fay

Eleanor Roosevelt pt 4: "Then remaining silent is cowardly."

"If silence seems to give approval then remaining silent is cowardly." - Eleanor Roosevelt, My Day September 1944. And now, dear listeners, C takes us on a voyage through the final years of Eleanor's life. From being a delegate at the first ever UN, to becoming the strongest champion for human right's we have ever witnessed. Eleanor took on huge challenges, built bridges, and never, ever stopped speaking out for what was right. She wrote more, politicked more, and in the end left a legacy of activism that would be a fine example for us all to follow. It only seems fitting to include one more quote from her: "Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down." - Eleanor Roosevelt. Resources: Eleanor and Hick: the Love Affair that Shaped a First Lady by Susan Quinn https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/11/22/the-first-kitchen [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/11/22/the-first-kitchen] https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/browse-my-day-columns [https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/browse-my-day-columns] (for the My Day column specifically) If You Ask Me: Essential Advice from Eleanor Roosevelt, ed by Mary Jo Binker Dinner with the President by Alex Prud’Homme Eleanor in the Village: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Search for Freedom and Identity in New York’s Greenwich Village. By Jan Jarboe Russell Eleanor Roosevelt, vols 1-3, Blanche Wiesen Cook The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/timeline/ [https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/timeline/] Ken Burns’ documentary, The Roosevelts https://considerthesourceny.org/document/your-hands-guide-community-action [https://considerthesourceny.org/document/your-hands-guide-community-action] https://www.fdrlibrary.org/documents/356632/390886/sears.pdf [https://www.fdrlibrary.org/documents/356632/390886/sears.pdf]

Eleanor Roosevelt pt 3: "But For The Honor Of Our Country."

Continuing the epic journey into the life of the finest first lady we've ever had, C takes us through Eleanor's White House years. Detailing her tumultuous relationship with Lorena "Hick" Hickok, Mrs. Nesbitt's terrible food, hot dogs with royalty, and the hard years of the depression. Throughout it all, Eleanor shined as a tireless beacon of hope for an exhausted nation that often did not know where our next meal was coming from. A steady voice helping embolden hearts as her hand helped to guide this nation right into WW2. She spoke reasonably about some of our most shameful hours. She said for the honor of our country, we must ignore racial differences and now as in her day, Eleanor's words ring true with the clarity and empathy sorely missed in leadership. It is a real honor to present part 3 of her story.  Resources: Eleanor and Hick: the Love Affair that Shaped a First Lady by Susan Quinn https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/11/22/the-first-kitchen [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/11/22/the-first-kitchen] https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/browse-my-day-columns [https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/browse-my-day-columns] (for the My Day column specifically) If You Ask Me: Essential Advice from Eleanor Roosevelt, ed by Mary Jo Binker Dinner with the President by Alex Prud’Homme Eleanor in the Village: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Search for Freedom and Identity in New York’s Greenwich Village. By Jan Jarboe Russell Eleanor Roosevelt, vols 1-3, Blanche Wiesen Cook The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/timeline/ [https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/timeline/] Ken Burns’ documentary, The Roosevelts

Eleanor Roosevelt pt. 2: "You Gain Strength, Courage, and Confidence..."

“...by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” - Eleanor Roosevelt. In episode 2 of our Ken Burn's style odyssey about Eleanor, Chesnaye covers the roaring 20s. Flappers, teapot dome, tariffs, and of course the lesbians arrive! We got hundred year old political smackdowns coming your way along with some woodworking because what are lesbians without woodworking, right? So sit back, grab a nice hot dog, and get ready to dig into the next phase of Eleanor Roosevelt's life and find out how she helped shape yours today! Resources & Reading: Eleanor in the Village: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Search for Freedom and Identity in New York’s Greenwich Village. By Jan Jarboe Russell Eleanor Roosevelt, vols 1-3, Blanche Wiesen Cook The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/timeline/ [https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/timeline/] Ken Burns’ documentary, The Roosevelts The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro (Fuck Robert Moses.)

Eleanor Roosevelt pt. 1: "You Must Do..."

"...the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt. This episode is part one of a series on the life and legacy of a first lady who rose so far above the office that it was never really the same. She is one of C's favorite historical figures and for good reason. Part of the Roosevelt Dynasty, Eleanor grew from oddly humble beginnings to become one of the family's brightest stars, which in a family that includes Teddy "Life of the Party and if not he'll create his own party" Roosevelt and her husband, our longest serving US president, that's really saying something.  Resources: Eleanor Roosevelt, vols 1-3, Blanche Wiesen Cook The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt It’s Up to the Women, Eleanor Roosevelt https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/ [https://erpapers.columbian.gwu.edu/] The Roosevelts, documentary by Ken Burns Eleanor, David Michaelis https://www.history.com/articles/gilded-age-end-reason [https://www.history.com/articles/gilded-age-end-reason]

The Power of Morgan le Fay

Diving back into Arthuriana, C and John explore the power of sorceress supreme Morgan le Fay. She is a figure of stunning and unmatched female agency in the tales of King Arthur. Mother of Yvain, Master of the Green Knight, Guinevere's number 1 hater-in-chief, staunch admirer of Rube Goldberg, and eventually queen of Avalon. Also she should be the patron saint of sibling rivalry. So kick back, grab an apple fritter, and heal with us as we learn no one does it quite like Morgan le Fay. References “From The Lady to The Tramp: The Decline of Morgan le Fay in Medieval Romance.” Arthuriana, volume 4, issue 1, 1994, pp 1-18. Maureen Fries https://theconversation.com/morgan-le-fay-how-arthurian-legend-turned-a-powerful-woman-from-healer-to-villain-109928 [https://theconversation.com/morgan-le-fay-how-arthurian-legend-turned-a-powerful-woman-from-healer-to-villain-109928] Armstrong, Dorsey. Gender and the Chivalric Community in Malory’s Morte d’Arthur. University Press of Florida, 2003. Folklore Rules: A Fun, Quick, and Useful Introduction to the Field of Academic Folklore Studies, Lynne McNeill Scott, Cynthia A. "Creating Her Own Power: "Morte Darthur's" Morgan Le Fay." https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8777&context=etd [https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8777&context=etd] https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1885&context=leg_etd [https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1885&context=leg_etd] Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory  Erec and Enid; Yvain, the Knight of the Lion; and Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes The Vulgate Cycle, Anonymous Vita Merlini; Historia regum Britanniae by Geoffrey of Monmouth