Mission

THE ELEANOR ROOSEVELT VAL-KILL PARTENERSHIP PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN KEEPING ELEANOR'S LEGACY REVELANT. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S UNIQUE COMBINATION OF POLITICAL SAVVY AND HUMAN EMPATHY CONTRIBUTED TO SOME OF THE GREATEST SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF COMTEMPORARY LIFE: THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMAN'S LEADERSHIP, THE CHAMPIONING OF GLOBAL CONSENSUS AND FRAMEWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN DRAFTING AND PASSING THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS; THE SUPPORT OF MEANINGFUL CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRESS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PIONEERING OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE NEW DEAL, ARTHURDALE, RURAL REVITALIZATION AND VAL-KILL INDUSTRIES.