Eleanor Roosevelt

1884-1962

Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving first lady of the United States. She was an outspoken advocate for equal rights at home and cooperation internationally, for which she was beloved/reviled. She was also the most adored/hated first lady until Hilary Clinton.

Husband/5th Cousin: Franklin D. Roosevelt (m. 1905)

How lesbian was she? She wrote long, passionate letters to Associated Press reporter Lorena Hickok.

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