Eleanor Roosevelt"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world." --Eleanor Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt was an only child. Her father was an alcoholic and her mother was always disappointed in her because she felt that Eleanor face wasn't pretty enough. Because of this, Eleanor was always shy and insecure about herself. When she met Mr. Roosevelt all of this changed. Eleanor married Franklin D. Roosevelt. He then became president and this made her a First Lady from 1933 to 1945. During her lifetime she took part in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She was said to be the most influential in the UN’s Commission on Human Right.Eleanor was a huge supporter of her husbands New Deal policies. When Franklin Roosevelt died in 1945 she continued informing people about the New Deal. She worked hard to make women's working statuses. She was not for the Equal Amendment Right though.In 1940 she became a co-founder of the Freedom House. She also was a major supporter of the United Nations. In order to support the United Nations she founded the UN Association of the United States in 1943. From 1945 to 195 she was a delegate to the UN General Assembly.Eleanor was involved with politics even before her husband became the president of the United States. After her husband died she felt that her thoughts and words meant nothing to anyone anymore since she was no longer the first lady. Although she this was completely inaccurate she still felt that way. Her influence on the nation continued to grow and excel.
As a First Lady she was always nicely dressed. She represented people that did have to the power to represent themselves. Eleanor got the honor of being the first lady to speak at a national convention. She was also the first first lady to earn money as a lecturer. Some more things that Eleanor was the first to do as a First Lady was to be a radio commentator and to hold regular press conferences.I think that Mrs. Roosevelt set a great example for people all around the world. I think it is very interesting that her mother had always told her that she wasn't pretty but she eventually came out of her shell when she met Mr. Roosevelt. She was a great leader and an amazing person.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelthttp://www.udhr.org/history/Biographies/bioer.htm
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