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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American politician, diplomat, and activit born in October 11,
1884 in Manhattan, New York, United States. She was the longest-serving first lady of the
United States.

Her father was the brother of Theodore Roosevelt, who was the President of the United States
between 1901 and 1909. Eleanor had two younger brothers named Elliott Jr. and Hall. Also on
her father's side, she had another brother named Elliott Roosevelt Mann.

She grew up in a wealthy family that attached great value to community service. Both her
parents died before she was 10, and she and her surviving brother (another brother died when
she was 9) were raised by relatives. The death of Eleanor’s father, to whom she had been
especially close, was very difficult for her.

She supported the New Deal policy, created by her husband, and became a great defender of
human rights. After her husband's death in 1945, she continued to be an advocate,
spokesperson, and international activist for the New Deal coalition. She worked to improve the
status of working women, although she was against the equal rights policy as she believed it
would negatively affect women.

In the 1940s, Eleanor was one of the co-founders of France's Freedom House and supported
the creation of the United Nations (UN). In 1943, she created the United Nations Association of
the United States of America to support the creation of the UN. She was a US diplomat and
ambassador to the United Nations between 1945 and 1952, on appointment by President
Harry Truman. During her time at the UN she chaired the commission that drafted and
approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. President Truman dubbed her the "First
Lady of the World" in honor of her human rights achievements.
A lifelong figure in politics, Eleanor Roosevelt chaired the groundbreaking commission of John
F. Kennedy 's administration that launched the second wave of feminism, the Presidential
Commission on the Status of Women.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945 of a brain hemorrhage while serving as
President. At the time of his death, he was accompanied by Lucy Mercer, his former lover. The
circumstances surrounding Franklin's departure deeply affected Eleanor, who was greatly
disappointed in many people close to her. She even distanced herself from her daughter Anna,
who was aware of what was going on with her father and Mercer.

Death

Eleanor Roosevelt died on November 7, 1962 at the age of 78 at her home in Manhattan. Her
cause of death was cardiac arrest; a day later, President Kennedy ordered all flags to be flown
at half staff.

Conclusion

Not only did she manage to become one of the most powerful women of her time, but she also
served as an example across the world. She was known for her solidarity and sensitivity, which
earned her the nickname of the world's first lady.