Eleanor Roosevelt
Title
Eleanor Roosevelt
Subject
Governance
Description
Ambassador and reformer, she advocated greater rights for women and minorities
Creator
Amy French
Source
Image Source: Wiki Commons
Birth Date
1882
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Death Date
1962
Occupation
Chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women; Delegate to the United Nations, Chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Biographical Text
Married to Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was a controversial First Lady who spoke out for civil rights for women and African Americans. She was outspoken on human rights issues, children’s and women’s rights, and worked extensively for the League of Women Voters. She advocated for expanded roles for women in the workplace. At the end of her political career, she became chair of the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission.
Bibliography
Beasley, Maurine H. Eleanor Roosevelt: Transformative First Lady (University Press of Kansas,2010).
Cook, Blanche Wiesen. Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol. 1: 1884–1933. (Viking, 1992).
Goodwin, Doris Kearns. No Ordinary Time. (Simon & Schuster, 1994).
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/
Speeches: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/eleanorrooseveltdeclarationhumanrights.htm
Autobiography: https://archive.org/details/thisismyhistory008124mbp
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