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Eleanor Roosevelt

1884–1962

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist who served as First Lady from 1933 to 1945. She redefined the role through her active involvement in social causes, human rights advocacy, and her influential newspaper column 'My Day.' After her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, she became a delegate to the United Nations and chaired the commission that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

History

This Is My Story (1937)
My Day (syndicated column, 1935–1962)
The Moral Basis of Democracy (1940)
You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life (1960)
Tomorrow Is Now (1963, posthumous)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948, as chair of drafting committee)
Address to the United Nations on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

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