Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes (116 quotes)
![]() | “Human resources are the most valuable assets the world has. They are all needed desperately.” ―Eleanor Roosevelt Source/Notes: Tomorrow Is Now (1963) |
![]() | “You will find that [as the First Lady] you are no longer clothing yourself, you are dressing a public monument.” ―Eleanor Roosevelt Source/Notes: N.Y. Herald Tribune, 27 October 1960 |
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Eleanor Roosevelt

Born: October 11, 1884
Died: November 7, 1962 (aged 78)
Nationality: American
Occupation: First Lady, politician
Bio: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international author, speaker, politician, and activist for the New Deal coalition.
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