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Eleanor Roosevelt
Politician, diplomat and activist (1884 - 1962)

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Eleanor met her future husband [     ] when she was 18 years old. Franklin Roosevelt was then  [     ]. Both were members of the prominent Roosevelt family clan, whose ancestors moved to America [     ] in the mid-17th century. Eleanor was the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin was his [     ]. The newlyweds settled in New York. They got a house in [     ] from the groom's mother. Much to the bride's displeasure, it was a semi-detached house, in the second part of which     [     ] lived. After discovering her husband's  infidelity, Eleanor did not opt for divorce, which would have negatively affected her husband's promising political career, and has decided to realize her ambitions in [     ] . It was Eleanor who convinced Franklin to stay in politics even after he was stricken with an illness at the age of 39, which [     ] . Her [     ] was considered controversial at the time. Until she became the First Lady, this function was limited to the role of [     ] . In her first year as First Lady, Eleanor was determined to match her income with her husband's presidential salary. She earned $75,000 through her lectures and writing, most of which she [     ] . As First Lady, Eleanor was involved in promoting the civil rights of [     ] . She was the first presidential spouse to hold regular [     ] . She wrote daily newspaper columns for almost a quarter of a century, hosted a radio show and appeared [     ] . She even sometimes publicly disagreed with her husband's policies. When the president was asked to talk sense into his wife, he replied that his wife [     ] . In the 1920s, Eleanor campaigned for the reduction of the work week to 48 hours, she advocated for minimum wage and the abolition of [     ] . Eleanor was very keen for Franklin to take her to [     ] in February 1945. However, the president took [     ] with him instead. Eleanor served as the first chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and oversaw the drafting of   [     ]. Eleanor's support of the civil rights movement and the anti-lynching law angered    [     ] , which put a $25,000 bounty on her head in the 1960s.

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Eleanor met her future husband in a village near Brno when she was 18 years old. Franklin Roosevelt was then quite embarrassed.  Both were members of the prominent Roosevelt family clan, whose ancestors moved to America quite suddenly in the mid-17th century. Eleanor was the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin was his aunt. The newlyweds settled in New York. They got a house in a sketchy neighborhood  from the groom's mother. Much to the bride's displeasure, it was a semi-detached house, in the second part of which group if migrant workers lived. After discovering her husband's infidelity, Eleanor did not opt for divorce, which would have negatively affected her husband's promising political career, and has decided to realize her ambitions in key chain production. It was Eleanor who convinced Franklin to stay in politics even after he was stricken with an illness at the age of 39, which cause random outbursts of uncontrollable laughter. Her home made pate was considered controversial at the time. Until she became the First Lady, this function was limited to the role of decent decoration.  In her first year as First Lady, Eleanor was determined to match her income with her husband's presidential salary. She earned $75,000 through her lectures and writing, most of which she spent by buying particularly ugly hats. As First Lady, Eleanor was involved in promoting the civil rights of her own. She was the first presidential spouse to hold regular artificial intelligence workshops. She wrote daily newspaper columns for almost a quarter of a century, hosted a radio show and appeared wearing Halloween costumes. She even sometimes publicly disagreed with her husband's policies. When the president was asked to talk sense into his wife, he replied that his wife is so strong that he does not dare to fight her. In the 1920s, Eleanor campaigned for the reduction of the work week to 48 hours, she advocated for minimum wage and the abolition of meal vouchers. Eleanor was very keen for Franklin to take her to Paris fashion show in February 1945. However, the president took his private chef with him instead. Eleanor served as the first chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and oversaw the drafting of the hand washing rules. Eleanor's support of the civil rights movement and the anti-lynching law angered the local pensioners' club, which put a $25,000 bounty on her head in the 1960s.

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Eleanor met her future husband on a train when she was 18 years old. Franklin Roosevelt was then a 20-year-old student at Harvard. Both were members of the prominent Roosevelt family clan, whose ancestors moved to America from Holland in the mid-17th century. Eleanor was the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin was his fifth cousin. The newlyweds settled in New York. They got a house in Hyde Park from the groom's mother. Much to the bride's displeasure, it was a semi-detached house, in the second part of which her domineering mother-in-law lived. After discovering her husband's infidelity, Eleanor did not opt for divorce, which would have negatively affected her husband's promising political career, and has decided to realize her ambitions in public life. It was Eleanor who convinced Franklin to stay in politics even after he was stricken with an illness at the age of 39, which left him paralyzed from the waist down. Her openness was considered controversial at the time. Until she became the First Lady, this function was limited to the role of hostess. In her first year as First Lady, Eleanor was determined to match her income with her husband's presidential salary. She earned $75,000 through her lectures and writing, most of which she donated to charity. As First Lady, Eleanor was involved in promoting the civil rights of minorities, women and war refugees. She was the first presidential spouse to hold regular press conferences. She wrote daily newspaper columns for almost a quarter of a century, hosted a radio show and appeared in election campaigns. She even sometimes publicly disagreed with her husband's policies. When the president was asked to talk sense into his wife, he replied that his wife has the right to express her opinions freely. In the 1920s, Eleanor campaigned for the reduction of the work week to 48 hours, she advocated for minimum wage and the abolition of child labor. Eleanor was very keen for Franklin to take her to the Yalta conference in February 1945. However, the president took their daughter Anna with him instead. Eleanor served as the first chairperson of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and oversaw the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Eleanor's support of the civil rights movement and the anti-lynching law angered the Ku Klux Klan, which put a $25,000 bounty on her head in the 1960s.

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