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Eleanor Roosevelt

New York
· 1884 - 1962
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Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady of The United States from 1933 to 1945 and a political activist known for her unwavering support for human rights, lived here from 1959 to 1962. As a delegate to The United Nations from 1946 to 1952, she chaired the commission that drafted The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
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