Accomplishments Of Eleanor Roosevelt

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“Women are like tea bags. You don’t know how strong they are until you put them in hot water” by Eleanor Roosevelt. She was one of the first women who play an important role in political and the Universal declaration of human rights. Eleanor Roosevelt made many achievements for the world and human rights. In the 1920s, Eleanor worked as a teacher, teaching literature and American history and she even teaches and cares for the special needs children; she provide a role model for women. When her husband dies, people think that she will not be involved in politics anymore, but she proves them wrong by working more than before. She wrote a daily newspaper and other articles, speak in public, even take more duties supporting the war,

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