MRS. ROOSEVELT FIRST PRESIDENT'S WIFE TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE. WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 9. MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY BECAME THE FIRST PRESIDENT'S WIFE TO TESTIFY BEFORE A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE. SHE APPEARED BEFORE A HOUSE DISTRICT SUBCOMMITTEE TO TESTIFY CONCERNING CONDITIONS IN THE THREE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WELFARE INSTITUTIONS, THE BLUE PLAINS HOME FOR AGED, THE CHILDREN'S RECEIVING HOME, AND THE INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL FOR BOYS. A SHORT TIME AGO MRS. ROOSEVELT CONDEMNED CONDITIONS IN THESE INSTITUTIONS AFTER VISITING THEM
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A woman sitting at a table in front of a microphone.
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Date
01/01/1940
Contributors
Harris & Ewing, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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