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Eleanor Roosevelt

Politician · born October 11, 1884 · died 1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president from 1933 to 1945.

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  1. 48Became First Lady of the United StatesMarch 4, 1933
  2. 61Became United Nations General AssemblyDecember 1, 1945
  3. ~70Received the Nansen Refugee Award1954

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