Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt

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Wife of the World War II President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, is one of the most enterprising of first ladies. She has traveled much that she is well-known and is acquainted with her fellow-citizens.

Mrs. Roosevelt served the United States as a representative at the United Nations General Assembly from the year 1946 to 1953. Mrs. Roosevelt played an important role in the successful drafting of the Declaration of Human Rights in 1946.

She was the first president’s wife who actively supported her husband’s political career. A writer, Mrs. Roosevelt campaigned for him and secured public support for his policies. Many admire her.

President Kennedy, secured her to serve as a UN delegate in 1961.