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 …

Oct 22, 2025 · Eleanor Roosevelt (born October 11, 1884, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 7, 1962, New York City, New York) was an American first lady (1933–45), the wife …

She was a prolific author, speaker, and humanitarian, and chaired the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission. She connected with the public through a popular syndicated column, 'My …

Throughout Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, Eleanor traveled extensively around the nation, visiting relief projects, surveying working and living conditions, and then reporting her …

Following President Roosevelt’s death in 1945, President Harry S. Truman appointed Eleanor as a delegate to the United Nations (UN). She served as the chair of the Human Rights …

Nov 9, 2009 · First lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), the U.S. president from 1933 to 1945, was a leader in her own right and involved in …

– Eleanor Roosevelt. With great enthusiasm for the ideal of the United Nations, Eleanor helped draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by General Assembly on …

Feb 14, 2025 · Eleanor Roosevelt, born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on October 11, 1884, in New York City, was a transformative figure in American history. She redefined the role of the first …

Longest serving first lady of the United States, niece of President Theodore Roosevelt, and distant cousin of her husband, Franklin Roosevelt. Widely credited with transforming the role of the …

Apr 2, 2023 · Some speculate that it may have been epilepsy. At 30, he made a trip around the world, and his fellow shipmates were his fourth cousin James Roosevelt and his wife Sara …