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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eleanor_RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt - Wikipedia

    Roosevelt family. Signature. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt ( / ˈɛlɪnɔːrˈroʊzəvɛlt / EL-in-or ROH-zə-velt; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. [5] [6] She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt 's four terms as ...

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Eleanor-RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt | Biography, Human Rights ... - Britannica

    Jun 29, 2024 · Eleanor Roosevelt, American first lady (1933–45), the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States, and a United Nations diplomat and humanitarian. She was one of the world’s most widely admired and powerful women. Her advocacy of liberal causes made her a controversial figure.

  3. www.history.com › topics › first-ladiesEleanor Roosevelt - HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · First lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), the U.S. president from 1933 to 1945, was a leader in her own right and involved in numerous humanitarian...

  4. www.biography.com › history-culture › eleanor-rooseveltEleanor Roosevelt: First Lady, Women's Rights Activism - ...

    Mar 6, 2024 · The wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the role of the first lady through her active participation in American politics.

  5. www.npr.org › 2010/11/18 › 131253000'Franklin And Eleanor': A Marriage Ahead Of Its Time : NPR

    Nov 18, 2010 · The Roosevelts' unorthodox marriage was equitable, sexually open — and spanned four decades. Hazel Rowley profiles the uncommon union of a four-term president and his first lady in Franklin And...

  6. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › franklin-roosevelt-marries-eleanor-rooseveltFranklin Roosevelt marries Eleanor Roosevelt | March 17, 1905 - ...

    Nov 16, 2009 · 1905. Franklin Roosevelt marries Eleanor Roosevelt. Future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt weds his fifth cousin once removed, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York on March 17, 1905. Eleanor,...

  7. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleEleanor Roosevelt broke the mold of what a First Lady could be

    Mar 31, 2022 · In 1902, a chance encounter with her fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, led to a secret romance. The young couple married in 1905; Eleanor’s uncle, Teddy Roosevelt, gave her away at the...

  8. www.historyhit.com › eleanor-roosevelt-former-first-ladyEleanor Roosevelt: The Activist Who Became ‘First Lady of the...

    Mar 7, 2022 · Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was the niece of former US president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, and First Lady to her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, during his presidency (1933-1945).

  9. www.fdrlibrary.org › er-biographyEleanor Roosevelt Biography - FDR Presidential Library & Museum

    On March 17, 1905, she married her fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and between 1906 and 1916, they became the parents of six children: Anna Eleanor (1906-75), James (1907-91), Franklin Delano, Jr. (1909), Elliott (1910-90), Franklin, Jr. (1914-88) and John (1916-81).

  10. www.encyclopedia.com › people › historyEleanor Roosevelt | Encyclopedia.com

    May 14, 2018 · Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of U.S. President franklin d. roosevelt (FDR), transformed the role of first lady and influenced the course and content of twentieth-century U.S. politics.