October 11 in American History
The longest-serving First Lady redefined the job — holding her own press conferences, writing a daily column, and traveling the country as her husband's eyes and ears. After his death she chaired the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, carrying American ideas about liberty onto the world stage.
In 1884: Eleanor Roosevelt is born. The longest-serving First Lady redefined the job — holding her own press conferences, writing a daily column, and traveling the country as her husband's eyes and ears.
The longest-serving First Lady redefined the job — holding her own press conferences, writing a daily column, and traveling the country as her husband's eyes and ears. After his death she chaired the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, carrying American ideas about liberty onto the world stage.
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