Roslynn Myers was born on January 30, 1931, in Manhattan, the daughter of Clifford and Aimee (née Fleck) Myers. She had an early interest in politics. She graduated from
Barnard College with a political science degree. She lost the race for borough president. She became manager of community and government affairs for the
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. A protégé of
Robert F. Kennedy, she went on to serve New York City's Mayor
John V. Lindsay as Special Assistant, and was the only female member of the cabinet of New York Governor
Mario Cuomo serving as Director of the Division for Women. Equal parts entrepreneurial and political she spearheaded Special Projects for
Ms Magazine and served as Executive Director of the MS Foundation for Women. From 1989 to 2001, she represented the
Upper West Side on the
New York City Council. Thereafter she worked on various political projects as well as several business ventures and activism campaigns focusing on
women's rights. In 2019, Eldridge endorsed
Pete Buttigieg in the
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. == Personal life and death ==