Grandma's Hopscotch

Quilts Etc. chose this block to represent Eleanor Roosevelt in spite of the fact that she already has a perfectly good quilt block to her name. Mrs. Roosevelt’s Favorite is identical to the block called Joyful Bells that I posted more than six years ago: http://mombowe.blogspot.com/2011/04/joyful-bells.html . Because her husband Franklin served four terms as president, Eleanor was first lady from March of 1933 to April of 1945 – longer than anyone before or since. She was an outspoken advocate for women in the workplace, for the civil rights of African and Asian Americans, and for the rights of refugees. Here are a few of my favorite Eleanor Roosevelt quotes: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” “A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”