.jpg) Eleanor Roosevelt at the United Nations. Circa 1946-1947. Image by FDR Presidential Library & Museum, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY 2.0 |
Roosevelt HoltsEleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt American diplomat and activist (1884–1962) For other uses, see Eleanor Roosevelt (disambiguation). "Anna E. Roosevelt" redirects here. For her daughter, see Anna Roosevelt Halsted. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (/ˈɛlɪnɔːr ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ EL-in-or ROH-zə-velt; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist.[5][6] She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president from 1933 to 1945.[5] Through her travels, public engagement, and advocacy, she largely redefined the role. Widowed in 1945, she served as a United States delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952, and took a leading role in designing the text and gaining international support for… (Source: Wikipedia)
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