Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt 1884-1962
New York City, New York

Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest first lady of the United States from1933-1945.  She was very involved in civil and women's rights as a speaker, writer, and politician.  

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people” - Eleanor Roosevelt

An excerpt from a speech given to the United Nations.
http://www.history.com/topics/eleanor-roosevelt/speeches#eleanor-roosevelt-on-internation-cooperation

References
Eleanor Roosevelt - Wikiquote. Retrieved from http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt.

(2004). Eleanor Roosevelt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved October 24, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt.

Image retrieved from the Library of Congress. Web Page: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/oem2002010044/PP/. Retrieved on October 24, 2012.

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