“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.” ~~ Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) An American politician, diplomat, and activist and the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelts four terms in office. President Harry S. Truman later called her the First Lady of the World in tribute to her human rights achievements. She persuaded Franklin to stay in politics following his partial paralysis from polio, and began to give speeches and campaign in his place. 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. By the time of her death, she was regarded as one of the most esteemed women in the world and the object of almost universal respect.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 22:13:30 +0000
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