Eleanor Roosevelt's Impact On Society

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Eleanor Roosevelt was born in October, America and died in New York in the month of November 1962 and she was Franklin Roosevelt’s wife, the first lady of America (O'Farrell, 2010).Eleanor’s parents were Elliott and Anna Roosevelt whereby she grew up in a wealthy family who were committed to serving the community. However, Eleanor’s at the age of ten years went to stay with her relatives after the death of her parents. The coursework explains how Eleanor Roosevelt positively impacted the society within the period of her leadership.

Eleanor started her job of political wife after Franklin won the Senate seat of New York. Nevertheless, Franklin was later on appointed as the assistant secretary exposing Eleanor to official office making her

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