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A short biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, who became one of the most outspoken First Ladies in the White House. She became politically active by writing a newspaper column and drafting the UN Bill on Human Rights.

A short biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, who became one of the most outspoken First Ladies in the White House. As the niece of Theodore Roosevelt and wife of FDR, she became politically active by writing a newspaper column and drafting the UN Bill on Human Rights.

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