Eleanor Roosevelt
FIRST LADY TO FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT // #32
Was related to Founding Father Robert Livingston
After her parents died, she was raised by Mary Livingston Ludlow Hall, her maternal grandmother
Her uncle, Theodore Roosevelt, walked her down the aisle
First First Lady to fly in an airplane
Reached millions through her newspaper columns, books, speeches, and TV/radio appearances
She was a badass, visiting the Pacific Front during World War II
All four of her sons served in the military during the war
She had her own house not far from “The Big House” (Hyde Park)
Read The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt's Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back by Shannon McKenna Schmidt to fully appreciate what a badass Eleanor was.
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