Difference between revisions of "Eleanor Roosevelt"
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| + | First Lady, author, considered her greatest legacy the creation of 'The Universal Declaration of Human Rights' through the United Nations. Historical correspondence confirms her relationships with women, notably explorer [[Amelia Earhart]] and journalist [[Lorena Hickok]] (see, for example, 'Bibliography of Queer History (Lesbian History, Modern Lesbian History, and Pre-Modern Lesbian History'). Married to Franklin Roosevelt, but relationship was considered a political partnership. | ||
| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
| − | + | * http://www.biography.com/people/eleanor-roosevelt-9463366 | |
| + | * http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/first-ladies/eleanorroosevelt | ||
| + | * http://www.uis.edu/lgbtq/eleanorroosevelt/ | ||
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Revision as of 16:29, 19 January 2014
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1884 - 1962
Occupation
Politics
Description
First Lady, author, considered her greatest legacy the creation of 'The Universal Declaration of Human Rights' through the United Nations. Historical correspondence confirms her relationships with women, notably explorer Amelia Earhart and journalist Lorena Hickok (see, for example, 'Bibliography of Queer History (Lesbian History, Modern Lesbian History, and Pre-Modern Lesbian History'). Married to Franklin Roosevelt, but relationship was considered a political partnership.
