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Apr 18, 2024 · 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.
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.
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 greatly admired Mary McLeod Bethune and her work. The two first met in 1927 when Mrs. Bethune was the serving as the eighth national president of the National Association of Colored Women. At this meeting of the leaders of the country's most influential women’s organizations, Eleanor became appalled when the all-white ...
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, (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).
Mar 31, 2022 · 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...
