Eleanor Roosevelt



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Eleanor Roosevelt

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born
in The United States
October 11, 1884

died
November 07, 1962

gender
female

genre
Nonfiction


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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: 4.04 · 881,143 ratings · 9,606 reviews · 43 distinct works · Similar authors
The Autobiography of Eleano...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 439 ratings — published 1960 — 8 editions
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You Learn by Living: Eleven...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 1960 — 6 editions
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My Day: The Best of Eleanor...
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions
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This I Remember
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1949
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On My Own
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions
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This is My Story
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1939
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Tomorrow Is Now
4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1963 — 3 editions
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Universal Declaration of Hu...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2000
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Empty without You: The Inti...
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of...
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1962
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Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt

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