TLS as president, one page, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, April 4, 1938. Letter to Mrs. Thomas F. McAllister, director of the Democratic National Convention Women’s Division, in full: "I am glad to hear of plans formulated by the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee to hold a series of regional conferences during the ensuing months. It seems to me that such conferences, which will bring together for discussion and common counsel, regional groups of women voters, will be of great practical helpfulness to the participants and to the party. It is of the utmost importance that our womenfolk be given accurate information about the accomplishments of the New Deal and the objectives of the Democratic party. The better our aims and accomplishments are understood, the surer we are to command the confidence and the support of the women of the United States. The New Deal has given abundant evidence of its confidence in the leadership and ability of women. The women, in their turn, have, by loyalty and ability, understanding and discernment, justified fully the expectations of the Administration. They are a factor in our family, social, economic and political life, and an instrumentality for peace whose influence can in many instances have the determining power. Government can be no more than the collective wisdom of its citizens and I welcome these regional conferences. They will afford a forum through which the Women's Division can, by encouraging discussion and common counsel, increase the collective wisdom which we all seek and which we must attain in order to make Government representative and efficient." In fine condition, with a rusty paperclip impression to the left side, and two pieces of archival tape along the back top edge. Like many of their male counterparts, women also benefited from many of the major reforms of the New Deal, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, which set maximum hour and minimum wages, and the Fair Labor Relations Act, which guaranteed workers the right to organize and led to more than 800,000 women joining unions by the end of the 1930s. An exceptional letter representing Roosevelt's long-standing support for women’s political advocacy.
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