Eleanor Roosevelt

"Facts are stubborn things." Title IX was created to protect girls and women, not to redefine biology or erase their rights.

Thomas Mallon reviews "The Woman Who Knew Everyone: The Power of Perle Mesta, Washington's Most Famous Hostess," by Meryl Gordon.

Sarah Larson writes about a tour of the President's residence following Donald Trump's defeat of Kamala Harris.

Golfer Michelle Wie turns 35 and actor Matt Bomer turns 47, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 11.

Here is wit, wisdom and inspiration to help you stay strong, healthy and motivated in tough times or any time — from well-known people of all walks of life and from historical figures as well.

Doug Emhoff could become America's first-ever first gentleman.

Edward Kelsey Moore's novel of lifelong friendship and strife, The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, struggles to find itself in adaptation.

In Gaza and Ukraine, in Haiti, Syria, Sudan and dozens of conflict zones around the globe, we know we should be protecting the rights and lives of those at risk. But how?

In 1960, an ad placed in the New York Times to defend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights activists touched off a landmark libel suit.

The latest Kennedy squabble is only the latest in a long line of feuds in America's leading political families.

Seventy-five years ago, the UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Can we ensure its implementation today?

Visionaries from Socrates to Steve Jobs have touted curiosity as an essential quality. Here's how to supercharge your spirit of inquiry.

Historian Michael Beschloss revealed on MSNBC that when former President Jimmy Carter was at his sickest, and they feared the worst, he refused to go into the hospital and leave her side.Rosalynn Carter died on Sunday at 96 years old, with her loving husband holding her hand. The two had been in hos...

Eleanor Rosalynn Carter, former first lady of the United States and wife of President Jimmy Carter, died two days after entering hospice care. Her career extended beyond the White House as she built a legacy of advocating for human rights and mental health.

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96.

A full 16 years before Bill and Hillary Clinton offered themselves to the nation as a package deal, she and Jimmy Carter worked as near co-presidents.

How a former Republican from Virginia became New Jersey's Democratic frontrunner for U.S. Senate

The Carter Center said she is at home with former President Jimmy Carter, now 99. The Carter family said through the statement that they are "grateful for the outpouring of love and support."

Cardi B can make a chart-topping hit record and then turn around and school fans on U.S. History — talk about duality! The "Bongos" rapper floored

Philadelphia's National Marian Anderson Museum honors the legacy of the barrier-breaking Black singer who sang from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.