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Eleanor Roosevelt was the niece of one U. S. president, Theodore Roosevelt, and married a man who would become another, Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Redefining the role of the first lady, she advocated for human and women's rights, held press conferences and penned her own column.

After leaving the White House in 1945, Eleanor became chair of the U. N.'s Human Rights Commission. The groundbreaking first lady died in 1962 in New York City.

"Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do."? Eleanor Roosevelt

This is the descriptive, concise biography of Eleanor Roosevelt.