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Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt
Date of Birth: Oct 11, 1884
Date of Death: Nov 7, 1962 [78]
Married: March 17, 1905 - Franklin
Roosevelt
Children: 6 |
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- A fifth cousin of Franklin, and the
niece of Teddy Roosevelt, Eleanor created a legacy unequaled
to none
- Voted the most admired woman in America
for 13 consecutive years, she championed causes for civil rights,
farmers, the poor, women's rights, and every imaginable charity
- The first First Lady to hold press
conferences, she often spoke to reporters on current issues
- As First Lady, she wrote a weekly
newspaper column, My Day
- After the White House she went on
to do an NBC television show Mrs. Roosevelt Meets The Public
- As a lecturer she charged $1,000 per
engagement, and often did radio shows in order to raise money
for charity
- She once appeared in a short film
with actor Jack Benny to promote Easter Seals
- Mrs. Roosevelt was voted a seat on
the floor of the House of Representatives
- She was the first United States Delegate
to the United Nations
- When the King and Queen of England
where guests at the White House she arranged a much criticized
menu of hot dogs and hamburgers, served picnic-style
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