Roosevelt, Eleanor

Cultural  

1. The wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her humanitarian and diplomatic efforts were known and respected all over the world. She represented the United States in the General Assembly of the United Nations from 1949 to 1952.

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Example Sentences

Mrs. Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt, whose 15-minute chitsy-chatsy for Sweetheart Soap was sandwiched in between the early afternoon serials last year, will have a better radio spot after mid-September.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet even after marrying her fifth cousin once removed, handsome Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Eleanor had little confidence in herself, often broke into tears for no clear reason.

From Time Magazine Archive