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Mar 31, 2022 · Eleanor Roosevelt's groundbreaking role as First Lady—advocating for refugees during World War II and pushing for policies to help the poor—set the stage for her later humanitarian work as a ...
Mar 10, 2023 · Eleanor Roosevelt’s tireless advocacy for social and economic justice made her one of the most admired women of the 20 th century. In her 12 years in the White House alongside her husband ...
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, in New York City. She was the oldest child of Elliot Roosevelt and Anna Hall. She lost both parents by the age of ten. 1 Following the death of her mother, she was raised by her maternal grandmother, Mary Hall, and later attended a private London finishing school called Allenswood Academy.
Eleanor Roosevelt and the United Nations “I believed the United Nations to be the one hope for a peaceful world. I knew that my husband had placed great importance on the establishment of this world organization.
Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most significant American women of the 20th century, and she remains one of the most admired. Her life spanned the crises that American society faced as it confronted two world wars, the Great Depression, the dawn of the nuclear age, as well as the Cold War that followed in its wake.
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 ...
Mar 7, 2022 · Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was the niece of former US president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, and First Lady to her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, during his presidency (1933-1945).
