Eleanor Roosevelt

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December 13, 1901 in The United States

died

November 07, 1962

gender

female

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political leader who used her influence as an active First Lady from 1933 to 1945 to promote the New Deal policies of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as taking a prominent role as an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, she continued to be an internationally prominent author and speaker for the New Deal coalition. She was a suffragist who worked to enhance the status of working women, although she opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because she believed it would adversely affect women. In the 1940s, she was one of the co-founders of Freedom House and supported the formation of the United Nations. Eleanor Roosevelt founded the UN Association of the United St...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 596,134 ratings · 7,403 reviews · 43 distinct works

	The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt 3.82 avg rating — 292 ratings — published 1960 — 8 editions	My rating:
	You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life 3.90 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 1960 — 6 editions	My rating:
	My Day: The Best Of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962 by Eleanor Roosevelt, David Emblidge (Editor) 3.96 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions	My rating:
	On My Own 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1958 — 5 editions	My rating:
	This I Remember 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1949	My rating:
	This is My Story 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1939	My rating:
	Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1962 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Empty Without You: The Intimate Letters Of Eleanor Roosevelt And Lorena Hickok by Rodger Streitmatter (Editor), Eleanor Roosevelt 3.85 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	Universal Declaration of Human Rights 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Christmas, 1940 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1940 — 7 editions	My rating:

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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt, This is My Story

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“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life

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“Do one thing everyday that scares you.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

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