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October 11, 1884 - November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat and activist.[5] She served as the First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving First Lady of the United States.[5] Roosevelt served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952.[6][7]

President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements.[8]

Roosevelt was a member of the prominent American Roosevelt and Livingston families and a niece of President Theodore Roosevelt.[7] She had an unhappy childhood, having suffered the deaths of both parents and one of her brothers at a young age. At 15, she attended Allenwood Academy in London and was deeply influenced by its headmistress Marie Souvestre. Returning to the U.S., she married her fifth cousin once removed, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in 1905. The Roosevelts' marriage was complicated from the beginning by Franklin's controlling mother, Sara, and after Eleanor discovered her husband's affair with Lucy Mercer in 1918, she resolved to seek fulfillment in leading a public life of her own. She persuaded Franklin to stay in politics after he was stricken with a paralytic illness in 1921, which cost him the normal use of his legs, and began giving speeches and appearing at campaign events in his place. Following Franklin's election as Governor of New York in 1928, and throughout the remainder of Franklin's public career in government, Roosevelt regularly made public appearances on his behalf, and as First Lady, while her husband served as President, she significantly reshaped and redefined the role of First Lady.

Though widely respected in her later years, Roosevelt was a controversial First Lady at the time for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights for African-Americans. She was the first presidential spouse to hold regular press conferences, write a daily newspaper column, write a monthly magazine column, host a weekly radio show, and speak at a national party convention. On a few occasions, she publicly disagreed with her husband's policies.

She launched an experimental community at Arthurdale, West Virginia, for the families of unemployed miners, later widely regarded as a failure. She advocated for expanded roles for women in the workplace, the civil rights of African Americans and Asian Americans, and the rights of World War II refugees. Following her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt remained active in politics for the remaining 17 years of her life. She pressed the United States to join and support the United Nations and became its first delegate. She served as the first chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights and oversaw the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Later, she chaired the John F. Kennedy administration's Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. By the time of her death, Roosevelt was regarded as "one of the most esteemed women in the world"; The New York Times called her "the object of almost universal respect" in an obituary.[9]

In 1999, she was ranked ninth in the top ten of Gallup's List of Most Widely Admired People of the 20th Century.[10]

Anna blev gift med Franklin Delano Roosevelt den 17 mar. 1905 i New York, USA. Franklin (søn af James Roosevelt og Sarah Delano) blev født den 30 jan. 1882 i Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA; døde den 12 apr. 1945 i Warm Springs, Meriwether, Georgia, USA; blev begravet i 1945. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. blev født den 17 aug. 1914 i Campobello, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada; døde den 17 aug. 1988 i Millbrook, Dutchess, New York, USA.
2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. blev født den 18 mar. 1909 i New York, USA; døde den 8 nov. 1909 i New York, USA.
3. John Aspinwall Roosevelt blev født den 13 mar. 1916 i Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA; døde den 27 apr. 1981 i New York, New York, USA; blev begravet i 1981 i Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA.
4. Brigadier General James Roosevelt blev født den 23 dec. 1907 i New York, USA; døde den 13 aug. 1991 i Newport Beach, Orange, California, USA; blev begravet i Pacific View Memorial Park, Orange, California, USA.
5. Elliott Roosevelt blev født den 23 sep. 1910 i New York, USA; døde den 27 okt. 1990 i Paradise Valley, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.
6. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt blev født den 3 maj 1906 i Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA; døde den 1 dec. 1975 i Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA.

Elliott blev gift med Anna Rebecca Hall i okt. 1883 i New York, New York, USA. Anna blev født den 17 mar. 1863 i Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA; døde den 7 dec. 1892; blev begravet i Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Tivoli, Dutchess, New York, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Isaac blev gift med Mary Rebecca Aspinwall den 26 apr. 1827 i New York, New York, New York, USA. Mary (datter af John Aspinwall, Jr og Susan Howland) blev født den 20 dec. 1809 i New York, New York, USA; døde den 24 feb. 1886 i New York, New York, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Andre Begivenheder og Egenskaber:

• Bopæl: 1850, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA
• Bopæl: 1850, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA
• Bopæl: 1860, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA
• Bopæl: 1860, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA
• Bopæl: 1870, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA
• Bopæl: 1870, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA