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Eleanor Roosevelt
by Tellus Mind
EleanorRooseveltwastheUSFirstLady from1933to1945.Shewasmarriedwith FranklinDelanoRooseveltandsheworked hardtopromotehumanrights.
WhatdidEleanorRooseveltdo?
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Eleanor Roosevelt was fighting for the people's right in every aspect of her life She didn't focus only for human rights of American people but also for the rest of the world
Eleanor Roosevelt became the United Nations delegate in 1946. In this role, she became a driving force behind the U.N.’s Declaration of Human Rights, which over 50 member-states eventually worked together to compose.
Full name: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Born: 11 October, 1884 in USA
Died: 7 November, 1962
Best known for: Being USA First Lady and an active political activist who worked for human rights.
EleanorRooseveltwas astrongsupporterofantilynchinglawsanddespite thelackofherhusband's supportsheworkedto outlawlynching Thiswork earnedheralotofenemies, aswellassomedeath threats andinthe1950s, theKuKluxKlanputa $25,000bountyonher head
Her Superpower: Assertiveness
DuringhertimeasFirstLadyofthe WhiteHouse,EleanorRoosevelt wouldholdpressconferenceswhere onlyfemalejournalistswere welcome Asaresult,manynews agenciesendeduphiringtheirfirst femalereporters,breakingnew groundforwomenacrosstheUSA
Lynching is the public killing of an individual without the use of a court trial.
Being assertive for Eleanor Roosevelt was a quality that followed her in every aspect of her life. Eleanor wrote six weekly strong opiniated articles as part of a newspaper column titled "My Day". In this column she discussed all sorts of matters and she clearly expressed her own opinion. She also addressed freely her own personal life. During the nearly three decades she wrote the column, she only missed a single week—when her husband Franklin died in 1945.
Rooseveltwaswell knownaboutthefancy hatssheusedtowear. Theyweresofancyand differenteverytimethat shealsoreceivedhate lettersfromAmerican citizens.
EleanorRooseveltusedher newspapercolumnandher radiobroadcastto encourageAmericansto writeher.In1933she receivedaround300,000 lettersandcards.Sheoften workedlateintothenight readinghercorrespondence andtryingtoanswer.
DearMadam: Iamagreatadmirerofyour distinguishedhusbandandhave theutmostrespectforhis talentedwife.Butwhothehell picksthoseterriblehatsforyou? Permitmetosuggestyou appointyourprettyyoung daughtertoselectyourhats hereafter.Youoweittoyour “public”toappearproperly dressed.
Rooseveltalsousedtowearfurs becauseatthetimetherewasa sincerewaytokeepyourbody warm.Unfortunatelybackthen minoritiesandwomendidn't havetheirbasicrights,so peoplelikeRoosevelthadto foughtforthemfirstandthenfor animalsrights
Rooseveltwasabiganimal loverasshehadasweet dognamed:Fala.However, thehumanconsciousness backthenwas discriminateingpetsfrom wildanimalslikewolves, coyotesandbears
Sincerely, A.MarriedMan have to contact war against
Roosevelt's assertiveness was evident in many cases especially when the situation demanded a clear action to help people's lives!
What Eleanor Roosevelt has done the days after the bombing at Pearl Harbor remained in History. Elleanor Roosevelt was the first federal official to speak to the American people after USA had been attacked at pearl harbor by the empire of Japan.