QUARTER MILES TRAVEL GUIDE

Following the Footsteps of Trailblazing Women

Eleanor Roosevelt • Althea Gibson • Jovita Idar • The 6888

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

Leadership, Human Rights & Global Influence
 Hyde Park, New York (Primary Hub)
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill)

• Address: 54 Valkill Park Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538

• Website: https://www.nps.gov/elro

• Hours: Grounds open daily (check seasonal hours)

• Why Go:
  Her personal home — not ceremonial, but where she lived and worked
   Walking trails + exhibits on her activism

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

• Address: 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY

• Website: https://www.fdrlibrary.org

• Why Go:
  👉 Deep look into Eleanor’s political and humanitarian role

 New York City

 United Nations Headquarters

• Address: 405 E 42nd St, New York, NY

• Website: https://visit.un.org

• Why Go:
  Where she helped shape the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial (Riverside Park)

• Location: W 72nd St & Riverside Drive

• Why Go:
   First monument to an American First Lady
  Quiet reflection space along the Hudson

ALTHEA GIBSON

Breaking Barriers in Sports
New York City (Harlem Roots)
Harlem Neighborhood Courts (Historic Context)

• Why Go:
   Where her talent was first discovered
  Cultural heartbeat of her early years

 Newark, New Jersey

Althea Gibson Tennis Complex

• Address: Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ

• Why Go:
  Active courts named in her honor
   Living legacy — not just history

East Orange, New Jersey

Althea Gibson Statue

• Location: Elmwood Park

• Why Go:
  Tribute to her achievements and impact

Newport, Rhode Island

 International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Website: https://www.tennisfame.com

• Why Go:
  Honors her global legacy in tennis

 Florida (Golf Legacy)

• LPGA tour sites (various locations)

• Why Go:
  Her second act — breaking barriers in golf

JOVITA IDAR

Mexican American Civil Rights Institute
Address:  2123 Buena Vista St.  San Antonio, TX
Website:  https://www.somosmacri.org
Why Go:  Exhibits of Mexican American history – places and people

Journalism, Justice & Courage
Laredo, Texas
Webb County Heritage Foundation

• Address: 810 Zaragoza St, Laredo, TX

• Website: https://www.webbheritage.org

• Why Go:
  Context for Mexican American history and activism

Historic Downtown Laredo

• Experience: Self-guided walking tour

• Why Go:
   Site of her family newspaper La Crónica
  Where she stood in the doorway against injustice

Texas A&M International University

• Archives + regional history collections

This stop is about feeling her courage where it happened.

San Antonio Tourism
Visit San Antonio

 THE 6888 (SIX TRIPLE EIGHT)

Service, Sacrifice & Delivering Hope
 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Training Grounds

• Why Go:
   Where the unit prepared for deployment

New Orleans, Louisiana

 National WWII Museum

• Address: 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA

• Website: https://www.nationalww2museum.org

• Hours: Typically 9 AM – 5 PM

• Why Go:
   Exhibits on African American military service

 Arlington, Virginia

 Women in Military Service Memorial

• Address: Arlington National Cemetery

• Website: https://womensmemorial.org

• Why Go:
   Honors the legacy of women like the 6888

International Stop (Optional Extension)

 Birmingham, England

• Why Go:
   Where they cleared millions of pieces of mail during WWII

🧭 TRAVEL THEMES

• Eleanor Roosevelt → Leadership & global impact

• Althea Gibson → Breaking barriers in sports

• Jovita Idar → Standing up for justice

• 6888 → Service and unseen sacrifice

 Different paths… same truth:
They moved history forward.

 SUGGESTED TRAVEL ROUTE

EAST COAST JOURNEY

• NYC → Hyde Park → Newark/East Orange → Newport

SOUTHERN ROUTE
Laredo, TX → New Orleans, LA

NATIONAL LOOP
Add Kansas (Fort Leavenworth) + Washington, DC