Mission
THE ELEANOR ROOSEVELT VAL-KILL PARTNERSHIP HAS A CRITICAL ROLE TO PLAY IN MAKING ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S LIFE AND WORK A GALVANIZING TOUCHSTONE FOR OUR TIME. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S UNIQUE COMBINATION OF POLITAL SAVVY AND HUMAN EMPATHY CONTRIBUTED TO SOME OF THE GREATEST SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF CONTEMPORARY LIFE: THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMAN'S LEADERSHIP, THE CHAMPIONING OF GLOBAL CONSENSUS AND FRAMEWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DRAFTING AND PASSING OF 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.