tinued in a second volume.
Blanche Wiesen Cook most likely chose to write about Eleanor because of her interests. Cook is a professor of History and Women’s Studies at John Jay College. Eleanor Roosevelt truly interested and inspired her through her job as a professor and Cook probably felt as if she she wanted to learn as much as she could about this remarkable woman, while, at the same time creating a resource for thousands to enjoy and learn from. Cook is slightly biased as she is openly gay. In the book, she goes into detail and fully assumes that Eleanor had a secret affair with the reporter Lorena Hickok, while other biographers decide not to include such strong of an accusation. Many believe that Cook included this argument because