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Eleanor Roosevelt

Although Eleanor Roosevelt served as first lady from 1932 to 1945, her influence lasted much longer than expected. Eleanor became her husband's ears and eyes during her husband's presidency and aided human rights during her entire life. She did what no other First Lady, or woman had dared to do before; she challenged society's wrong doings. Many respected her; President Truman had called her "the First Lady of the World (Freedman, 168)." Eleanor Roosevelt was an amazing first lady who helped her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, run the country.

Eleanor was born on October 11th 1884 in New York City to Anna and Elliott Roosevelt. Six years later, Elliott was confined to a mental asylum and Anna died of diphtheria. Eleanor's grandmother followed her mother's wishes, and enrolled Eleanor at Allenswood School in England when she was 15 and was there until 1902 (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/). During this time, President McKinley was assassinated and her Uncle, Theodore "Teddy"......


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