While practicing as a NYC lawyer, Marie dreamed of a fantastical job unearthing the hidden historical stories of women - and finally found it when she tried her hand at writing. She embarked on a new, thematically connected series of historical fiction excavating th Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a commercial litigator at two of the country's premier law firms. Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a commercial litigator at two of the country's premier law firms. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement.more And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women’s desire to fight together for justice and equality. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband’s secret love affair. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women’s rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other’s hands through tragedy and triumph. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance.
She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work.
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