One hardly has to include her last name to know who President Truman was referring to when he called her "The First Lady of the World." Although a member of a wealthy, powerful family, the orphaned Eleanor Roosevelt was a fearful, self-conscious child. Her marriage to Franklin D Roosevelt, a distant cousin, promised a bright future that was rocked with his infidelity and later, his contracting polio at 37, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Both Eleanor and he persevered; in supporting his political aspirations during his illness, she discovered she had the aptitude and passion to become a skilled politician herself.

Focusing on helping the poor, the disadvantaged, minorities and people of color, as well as young people, she and Franklin partnered in successfully steering the country through its most trying times- the Great Depression and the Second World War. Following the War, and Franklin's death, she became a world-wide advocate for peace and human rights. 

The luncheon includes:
• Water, Tea, Coffee
• Garden Salad
• Choice of one  of three entrees:
     - Vegetable Strudel-roasted vegetables, crispy phyllo dough, and pesto marinara
     - Chicken Francese-lightly battered sauteed chicken breast with a white wine lemon sauce.
     - Salmon-pistachio crusted
• Chocolate Mousse Cake