Eleanor Roosevelt Living History title

First Lady — Author — Activist — Humanitarian

Past Performances

Frontczak portraying Eleanor Roosevelt at High Plains Chautauqua

Highlights

United Nations Organizations

  • Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations - "Hammering Out Human Rights"
    • United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY. Human Rights Day Celebration, launching celebration leading up to the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Dec ’17
    • The United Nations Association of Northern Colorado. Fort Collins CO. Dec ’11
    • United Nations Association celebration on United Nations Day. Boulder CO. Oct ’10

 

Performing Arts Centers

  • Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression - "This is My Story"
    • Blue Sage Center for the Arts. Paonia, CO. Nov '23
    • Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center. Tarpon Springs FL. Apr ’09, Feb ’12, and Feb ’16
    • Gallo Center for the Performing Arts. Modesto CA. Oct ’13
  • Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II - "What We Are Fighting For"
    • Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center. Tarpon Springs FL. Jan ’10, Jan ’13, Nov ’16
    • Gallo Center for the Performing Arts. Modesto CA. Oct ’14
  • Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations - "Hammering Out Human Rights"
    • Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, Tarpon Springs FL. Feb ’11, Jan ’14
  • Eleanor Roosevelt on "The Power of Words"
    • Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center. Tarpon Springs FL. Jan ’18

 

Chautauquas

  • Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression - "This is My Story"
    • Boulder City Chautauqua with the theme "First Ladies", Sep ’24.
    • High Plains Chautauqua with the theme "Game Changers", Aug ’24.
    • Ohio Chautauqua with the theme "The 1930s" presentations in Hudson, Ashland, Gallipolis, and Marysville OH, Jul ’10.
  • Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II - "What We Are Fighting For"
    • Lake Tahoe Chautauqua. Aug ’13
    • High Plains Chautauqua fundraiser. Nov ’10
    • Two Rivers Chautauqua with the theme "World War II". Grand Junction, CO. Sep ’08
  • Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations - "Hammering Out Human Rights"
    • North Dakota Humanities online "Chautauqua & Chat" series. Jan '24
    • Durango Chautauqua. Durango CO. Sep '19
    • Maryland Chautauqua, with the theme "Justice." Six Cities in Maryland: McHenry, St. Michaels, La Plata, Germantown, Bel Air, and Canton MD. Jul ’18
    • Two Rivers Chautauqua, with the theme "Forged in Conflict." Grand Junction, CO. Sep ’16
    • Nevada Humanities Chautauqua, with the theme "Saints and Sinners." Characters presented included Eleanor Roosevelt, Robert E. Lee, Benedict Arnold, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, Malcolm X, and George Wallace. Reno, NV. Jun ’12
    • High Plains Chautauqua, with the theme "The American Spirit in the 20th Century." Greeley, CO. Aug ’09
  • Eleanor Roosevelt on "The Power of Words"
    • High Plains Chautauqua. "Encore! 20th Anniversary Celebration" Greeley, CO. Aug ’19
    • Greenville Chautauqua. Greenville, SC. Feb ’17

 

Additional Highlights

  • Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression - "This is My Story"
    • Oral History Association Conference. Denver, CO. Oct ’11.
    • National Womens History Project Conference. Minneapolis, MN. Jun ’08
    • NOAA Labs Diversity Council. Boulder, CO. Mar ’08
  • Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II - "What We Are Fighting For"
    • Museum on Main. Pleasanton CA. Mar ’19
    • Little Rock Air Force Base. Aug ’13
    • Buckley Air Force Base. Apr ’11 and Aug ’12
  • Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations - "Hammering Out Human Rights"
    • International Solidarity for Human Rights, at Miami Dade College. Mar ’12, Dec ’13, Jun ’16
  • Eleanor Roosevelt on "The Power of Words"
    • Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. St. Louis, MO. Jan ’18
  • Eleanor Roosevelt on Women's Rights - "The Vote Alone is Not Enough"
    • League of Women Voters. Boulder, CO. Mar ’20
  • 2-Act presentation "From War to Peace"
    • Big Yellow Barn. Nevada City, CA. Aug ’12
    • American Icon Series. Donna Reed Theater, Denison IA. Sep ’11
    • West Side Live, Golden CO. Apr ’11
  • The Trilogy (Great Depression, World War II, and United Nations programs) hosted in sequence by
    • Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. St. Louis, MO. 2015, 2016, 2017
    • Denver Eclectics. Denver, Colorado. 2010, 2011, 2012
    • Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center. Tarpon Springs, FL. 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, 2013, 2014
    • Nibbelink House Concerts. Berthoud, CO. 2007, 2010, 2012
    • Frontier Historical Society. Glenwood Springs, CO. 2011, 2012, 2012
    • Boulder Public Library. Boulder, CO. 2006, 2010, 2010

 

Colleges and Universities

  • Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression - "This is My Story"
    • George Williams campus, Aurora University, Williams Bay WI. Mar ’16
    • Miami University, Michael J. Colligan History Project. Hamilton, OH. Feb ’08
  • Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations - "Hammering Out Human Rights"
    • Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO. Mar ’19
    • Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL. Sep ’17
    • Colorado School of Mines, Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Golden CO. Mar ’17
    • Rangely Community College, Rangely CO. Sep ’16
    • Miami Dade College, Miami FL. Jun ’16
    • Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge LA. Mar ’15
    • South Dakota State University, Harding Lecture Series. Brookings, SD. Sep ’12
    • Women's Center. Lakeland Community College, Kirtland OH. Mar ’11

 

Libraries, Museums, and Historical Societies

  • Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression
    • Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park, Minden, NV. Jun ’22
    • Estes Valley Library, Estes Park, CO. Virtual/Online Performance. Jan ’21
    • Overland Historical Museum, Sterling, CO. Dec ’16
    • Wray Historical Museum, Wray, CO. Oct ’15
    • Estes Park Museum, Estes Park, CO. Mar ’14
    • Fort Collins Reads. Fort Collins, CO. Aug ’13
    • Museum of Western Colorado. Grand Junction, CO. Apr ’12
    • Longmont Public Library. Longmont, CO. Sep ’11
    • Frontier Historical Society. Glenwood Springs, CO. Mar ’11
    • Aurora History Museum. Aurora, CO. Aug ’10
    • Lakewood Arts Council. Lakewood, CO. Jun ’10
    • Aurora History Museum. Aurora, CO. Jun ’10
    • Bemis Public Library, Littleton, CO. Sep ’09
    • Meadows Branch Library. Boulder, CO. Mar ’09
    • Koelbel Library. Centennial, CO. Jan ’09
    • Southglenn Library. Centennial, CO. Jan ’09.
    • Brookings Public Library. Brookings, SD. Oct ’08
    • Harmony Library. Fort Collins, CO. Sep ’08
    • Boulder History Museum. Boulder, CO. Jul ’08
    • Louisville Public Library. Louisville, CO. Mar ’08
    • Kansas City Public Library. Kansas City, MO. Nov ’07
    • Fort Morgan Public Library. Fort Morgan, CO. Aug ’07
    • Lafayette Public Library. Lafayette, CO. Mar ’07
    • Estes Park Museum. Estes Park, CO. Mar ’07
    • Boulder Public Library. Boulder, CO. Oct ’06
    • West Custer County Library. Westcliff CO. Oct ’05
  • Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II
    • Vail Public Library. Vail CO. Mar '22
    • Oklahoma History Center. Oklahoma City OK. Oct '19
    • Estes Valley Library. Estes Park CO. Feb ’17
    • Brookings Public Library. Brookings SD. Apr ’15
    • Highlands Ranch Historical Society. Highlands Ranch CO. Feb ’15
    • La Jolla Historical Society. La Jolla CA. Nov ’12
    • Frontier Historical Society. Glenwood Springs CO. Feb ’12
    • Four Mile Historic Park. Denver CO. Mar ’10
    • Spirit of Flight Center. Erie CO. Mar ’10
    • Boulder Public Library. Boulder CO. Jan ’10
    • Harmony Library. Fort Collins  CO. Sep ’09
  • Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations
    • Loveland Historical Society.  Loveland, CO.  Sep '19
    • Frontier Historical Society. Glenwood Springs, CO. Mar ’12
    • Boulder Public Library. Boulder CO. United Nations Day, Oct ’10
  • Eleanor Roosevelt and the Power of Words
    • Harmony Library. Fort Collins CO. Apr ’23
  • Eleanor Roosevelt on the Vote, Women's Rights, and Human Rights
    • JFK Presidential Library. Boston MA. Feb '20

Schools and Youth

  • Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression
    • Oklahoma History Center and local schools.  Oklahoma City, OK. Oct '19
    • PG Retreat. Breckinridge CO. Jul ’12
    • Girl Scouts, Leadership program in connection with the Democratic National Convention. Denver CO. Aug ’08
    • Mountain Range High School. Westminster CO. Feb ’07
    • Young Chautaqua project. Grand Junction, CO. Feb ’07
    • September School. Boulder,CO. Apr 06
  • Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II
    • Denison Public Schools. Denison IA. Sep ’11
    • High Peaks Elementary School. Boulder CO. Feb ’10
    • Fruita Monument High School. Fruita CO. Sep ’08
  • Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations
    • Presentations hosted by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) at Burlington High Schoo (Burlington)l, People's Academy (Morrisvill), Rice Memorial High School (South Burlington), and Spaulding High School (Barre), VT.  Oct '19
    • Gifted and Talented Students. Colorado Springs, CO. Dec ’13
    • St. Mary's Academy, hosted by the United Nations Association of Denver. Denver CO. Dec ’11
  • Eleanor Roosevelt on The Power of Words
    • Mountain Range High School. Westminster CO. Apr ’17, Feb ’18
    • Caprock Academy. Grand Junction CO. Feb ’17
    • East Middle School. Grand Junction CO. Feb ’17

Seniors

  • Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression
    • Kavod Senior Life.  Denver, CO. Jul '24
    • Morningstar Senior Living.  Boulder, CO. Feb '24
    • Montrose Senior Center. Montrose, CO. Nov '23
    • Legend Senior Living. Broomfield, CO. Feb ’19
    • Boulder West Senior Center. Boulder, CO. Oct ’16
    • The MAC. Westminster, CO. Oct ’10
    • Brighton Senior Center. Brighton, CO. Oct ’10
    • Wheat Ridge Senior Center. Wheatridge, CO. Mar ’10
    • Frasier Meadows Retirement Community. Boulder, CO. Mar ’09
    • Thornton Senior Center. Thornton, CO. Feb ’08
    • Life Care Center. Evergreen, CO. May ’06
    • Longmont Senior Center. Longmont, CO. Feb ’06
  • Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II
    • Flatirons Terrace Senior Living. Boulder, CO. Nov '23
    • Premier Lecture Series, Lifelong Learning at Pebble Creek. Goodyear, AZ. Feb ’18
    • Frasier Meadows. Boulder, CO. Jan ’18
    • Concordia on the Lake. Littleton, CO. Aug ’17
    • Balfour Senior Living. Louisville, CO. May ’14
    • Pillar Institute. Colorado Springs, CO. Mar ’14
    • Academia Hernando. Spring Hill, FL. Feb ’11
    • Morning Star Senior Living. Denver, CO. Jul ’07
  • Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations
    • Balfour on the River Front.  Denver, CO.  Jan '23
    • Frasier Meadows.  Boulder, CO.  Mar '22
    • Wheat Ridge Active Adult Center, Wheat Ridge CO. Feb '20
    • Legend Senior Living. Broomfield, CO. May ’18
    • Boulder Senior Center West. Boulder, CO. Mar ’18
    • Concordia on the Lake. Littleton, CO. Nov ’17
    • Academia Hernando. Spring Hill, FL. Sep ’17
    • Pillar Institute. Colorado Springs, CO. Jul ’13
    • Longmont Senior Center. Longmont, CO. Jun ’11
  • Eleanor Roosevelt on The Power of Words
    • Heritage at Eagle Bend, Aurora, CO. Feb '24
    • Peakview at Hollycreek, Centennial, CO. Feb '24
    • Age Well Center West. Boulder, CO. Jul ’22
    • Longmont Senior Center. Longmont, CO. Apr ’18
    • Advent Christian Village. Live Oak, FL. Jan ’18
    • Rigden Farms Senior Living. Fort Collins, CO. Apr ’17
    • Frasier Meadows. Boulder, CO. Jan ’17

Other

  • Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression
    • Allenspark Area Club. Allenspark, CO. Sep '24
    • Delta Community Center. Delta, CO. Nov '23
    • House Concert, Boulder CO. Apr ’12
    • House Concert, Boulder CO. Feb ’10
    • AAUW. Arvada CO. May ’09
    • Combined meeting of AAUW, Professional Women Educators, and Delta Kappa Gamma. Longmont CO. Feb ’09
    • V.A. Hospital. Grand Junction CO. Sep ’08
    • Questers, Antiques Society. Longmont CO. Apr ’08
    • Wildfire Arts Center. Berthoud CO. Oct ’07
    • House Concert. Berthoud CO. May ’07
    • Stellabration, Women's Network Celebration. Denver CO. Mar ’07
  • Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II
    • Lutheran Ministers Retreat. Feb ’12
    • House Concert, Berthoud CO. May ’10
    • House Concert, Boulder CO. Mar ’10
  • Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations
    • Jefferson Humanists.  Golden, CO.  Nov '22
    • D.I.N.E. - Dinner, Ideas N’ Exchange. Hosted by Colorado Humanities. Apr ’11, Jul ’16
    • House Concert, Berthoud CO. Apr ’12
    • Wellshire Presbyterian Church, Denver CO. Feb ’11 
  • Eleanor Roosevelt on The Power of Words
    • YMCA. Denver CO. Oct '24
    • AAUW. Palo Alto CA. Sep '18
    • KAFM Radio Room.  In collaboration with the Museums of Western Colorado, Colorado Humanities and the Writers Guild. Grand Junction CO. Apr '17
  • Eleanor Roosevelt on Women's Rights: The Vote Alone is Not Enough
    • League of Women Voters. Boulder CO. Mar '20
    • Estes Park Young Chautauquans. Estes Park CO. Feb '20
    • League of Women Voters and AAUW luncheon.  Durango CO. Sep '19
  • Eleanor Roosevelt on The Four Freedoms
    • Game Changer Event, hosted by Humanities North Dakota.  Bismarck ND. Oct '10