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Eleanor Roosevelt - Wikipedia
24 Apr 2024 at 12:18am
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt ( / ??l?n??r ?ro?z?v?lt / EL-in-or ROH-z?-velt; October 11, 1884 ? November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. [5] [6] She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's four terms in office, making her the ...

Eleanor Roosevelt | Biography, Human Rights, Accomplishments, Death ...
24 Apr 2024 at 9:15am
Eleanor Roosevelt, American first lady (1933?45), the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States, and a United Nations diplomat and humanitarian. She was one of the world?s most widely admired and powerful women. Her advocacy of liberal causes made her a controversial figure.

Eleanor Roosevelt - HISTORY
23 Apr 2024 at 6:10am
First lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), the U.S. president from 1933 to 1945, was a leader in her own right and involved in numerous humanitarian...

Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady, Women's Rights Activism - Biography
24 Apr 2024 at 2:34am
Eleanor Roosevelt was the niece of one U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt, and married a man who would become another, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Redefining the role of the first lady, she...

Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt - National Women's History Museum
24 Apr 2024 at 10:05am
By Debra Michals, Ph.D. | 2017. ?First Lady of the World? Eleanor Roosevelt used her platform as First Lady of the United States and as a member of the wealthy and prominent Roosevelt family to advocate for human and civil rights. She was a prolific author, speaker, and humanitarian, and chaired the United Nations? Human Rights Commission.

Eleanor Roosevelt Biography - FDR Presidential Library & Museum
24 Apr 2024 at 6:16am
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 11, 1884. Her father was Elliott Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt's younger brother and her mother was Anna Hall, a member of the distinguished Livingston family. Both her parents died when she was a child, her mother in 1892, and her father in 1894.

Eleanor Roosevelt?s Unprecedented Activism?From Inside ... - HISTORY
22 Apr 2024 at 12:10pm
Home. Topics. Women?s History. Eleanor Roosevelt?s Unprecedented Activism?From Inside the White House. The 32nd first lady wielded an influential?and disruptive?voice on behalf of equality,...

Eleanor Roosevelt - White House Historical Association
24 Apr 2024 at 6:02am
In 1943, Eleanor became the first first lady to travel to an active war zone when she undertook a month-long journey to the warfront in the Pacific. Traveling as a representative of the Red Cross, she went to Australia, New Zealand, Guadalcanal, and numerous Pacific islands, visiting troops, hospitals, and factories.

Eleanor Roosevelt broke the mold of what a First Lady could be
23 Apr 2024 at 8:05am
Eleanor Roosevelt broke the mold of what a First Lady could be. A fierce advocate for the downtrodden during her husband?s presidency, Roosevelt spent her later years pushing for human...

Eleanor Roosevelt summary | Britannica
21 Apr 2024 at 11:24pm
Eleanor Roosevelt, (born Oct. 11, 1884, New York, N.Y., U.S.?died Nov. 7, 1962, New York City), U.S. first lady and diplomat. The niece of Theodore Roosevelt, she married her distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1905. She raised their five children and became active in politics after her husband?s polio attack (1921).



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