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Eleanor Roosevelt Biography

Eleanor Roosevelt aka Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Born: 1884-10-11
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1962-11-07
Location of Death: New York City
Cause of Death: Tuburculosis
Remains: Buried, Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, NY

Race: White
Political Party: Democratic
Field: First Lady, Activist
Famous for: First Lady under FDR
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Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11 1884 - November 7 1962) was a human rights activist and First Lady to US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (She was also his cousin, which is why her birth name and married name were both "Roosevelt.")

After World War II, she was instrumental in formulating the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in securing civil rights for Americans.

After her death, her son Elliot Roosevelt wrote a series of best-selling fictional murder mysteries wherein she acted as a detective, helping the police solve the crime, while she was First Lady. They feature actual places and celebrities of the time.

Eleanor Roosevelt Famous Quote

Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do and damned if you don't.
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The Associated Press

Collection of FDR papers soon to become public
The Associated Press
Other items were personal to Tully, such as photos, books and other gifts from the president and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. She also saved letters the ...

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Wise scores fourth-quarter touchdown to beat E. Roosevelt, 6-0
Washington Post
... opportunities on both sides, Wise earned the right to host next weekend's 4A South final with a 6-0 victory against Eleanor Roosevelt on Saturday. ...

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Tea Time: Michelle Obama Takes a Cue From Eleanor Roosevelt
Politics Daily (blog)
Recalling that occasion on Wednesday, Mrs. Obama noted that one of the things Vaught said in her remarks was that Eleanor Roosevelt had invited servicewomen ...



High school football: Suitland too much for E. Roosevelt
Washington Post
Suitland High School running back Keith Brown showed up just before the start of Saturday's game against Eleanor Roosevelt. He was late because he had to ...

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Are any of Roosevelt's kids still alive?
Chicago Daily Herald
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, called Eleanor, was born in 1884. She married Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1905 and the couple had six children: Anna; James; ...



Once Lou Grant and Santa Claus, now Ed Asner is FDR
Ocala
Warner Brothers released a film version in 1960 that earned Greer Garson, as Eleanor Roosevelt, an Academy Award nomination. ...

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High school football: C.H. Flowers Tops E. Roosevelt
Washington Post
The Eleanor Roosevelt High School football team felt good about its chances of making the 4A South Region playoffs heading into its matchup against Charles ...

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The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com

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The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
Eleanor Roosevelt "The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live." ~ Elbert Hubbard "If you aren't going all the way, why go at all? ....


Fonseka as politician
The Island (subscription)
The real force behind him was his wife, the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. While there is no doubt that FDR (and Winston Churchill) provided the political ...



FDR Would Not Accept a 'Jobless Recovery.'
Tapped
Braintruster David Woolner is senior vice president of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. When Franklin Roosevelt took office in 1933, ...

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