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On this date in 1940, Eleanor Roosevelt became the first First Lady to testify before Congress (the House District Committee)
She condemned the treatment of DC residents in the Blue Plains Home for the Aged, the Children’s Receiving Home, & the Industrial Home School for Boys
She condemned the treatment of DC residents in the Blue Plains Home for the Aged, the Children’s Receiving Home, & the Industrial Home School for Boys
February 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
On this date in 1940, Eleanor Roosevelt became the first First Lady to testify before Congress (the House District Committee)
She condemned the treatment of DC residents in the Blue Plains Home for the Aged, the Children’s Receiving Home, & the Industrial Home School for Boys
She condemned the treatment of DC residents in the Blue Plains Home for the Aged, the Children’s Receiving Home, & the Industrial Home School for Boys
Reposted by AOIofDC
AOI has recently added nearly 40 talks related to DC Treasures, DC's People and War Time DC to its digital collections. These lectures join more than 4 years of videos available on the "District's Oldest Historical Organization's" website.
www.aoidc.org/digital-coll...
www.aoidc.org/digital-coll...
Digital Collections
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December 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
AOI has recently added nearly 40 talks related to DC Treasures, DC's People and War Time DC to its digital collections. These lectures join more than 4 years of videos available on the "District's Oldest Historical Organization's" website.
www.aoidc.org/digital-coll...
www.aoidc.org/digital-coll...
