Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady Of The World

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Eleanor Roosevelt served as the “first lady of the world” from 1933-1945, doing what no other first lady had done before. Eleanor was influential she was the first presidential first lady to hold press conferences and to speak at a national party convention in 1940. She also wrote a popular newspaper column, “My Day”. Roosevelt did many travels during her twelve years in the white house, going around assuring people that their voices are being heard and something will be done to help. Eleanor became a major supporter for the African American civil rights movement. She was the only voice in the white house that believed in equality of all races. However being an equal rights activist had its downfalls with the public. Eleanor was an active