Dinner With… PART 4

She walks in tall, sharp eyes, zero nonsense. Within five minutes she’s grilling you like you’re on a reality show confessional.

You came for dinner — she came for truth.

Most First Ladies? Smile, wave, pick the curtains. This one? Nah.

She held her own press conferences, wrote a daily column, and basically turned “supportive spouse” into “main character energy.”

After the White House, she helped draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — the world’s syllabus for how not to be awful.

Here’s where it gets spicy:

she was no supporting role — she was the plot twist.

Critics called her bossy, too political, even accused her of secretly running things when FDR’s health declined. Her friendship with reporter Lorena Hickok still sparks debate among historians.

And she had no chill with calling people out. She clapped back at racists, tangled with the KKK, and publicly shamed the Daughters of the American Revolution by hosting Marian Anderson after they refused her a stage.

Bold? Absolutely. Subtle? Not in the slightest.

By dessert, you realize this wasn’t a polite tea party.

This was dinner with a woman who broke the mold, stirred the pot, and somehow got away with it.

You may not agree with her, but you can’t stop listening. And honestly? You’d pull up a chair again just for the drama.

The Reveal

So who’s across the table, steel in her spine and a sly grin like she knows she just shook your worldview?

Eleanor Roosevelt.

Would you say yes to dinner? And if you did… are you ready to be the one answering her questions?

Eleanor’s taking her seat alongside four other icons in Influencers Over Time — a five-part portrait series and art show open house at 4750 W 800 N, West Point.

Oct 24 · 4-9PM | Oct 25 · 11-4PM | Oct 26 · 4-8PM | Come and go anytime during art show hours

Pull up a chair, bring a friend, and see what happens when art meets conversation.