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She was on of the most admired person of the 20th Century (Gallup). She received 35 Honorary Degrees, and Harry Truman called her the "First Lady of the World." She was an early civil rights advocate, suffragist, supporter of the United Nations and human rights. Some considered her to be anti-Catholic, for she certainly had disputes with Cardinal Spellman and did not support JFK until he won the Democratic Party's nomination. As First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt did what she could to help those less fortunate. Visiting, prisons, mines, hospitals and tenements. She was Proactive in promoting President Roosevelt's "New Deal" during the depression and was his eyes and ears as she travelled around in Depression-era U.S.A. Travelling over 40,000 miles each year as First lady. Her achievements include the establishment of the National Youth Administration. Revitalising the Ellen Wilson's slum clearance program with the Alley Dwelling Act of 1934. When "The Daughters of the American Revolution" of which she was a member, Refused to allow Marian Anderson, a black contralto, to sing at Constitution Hall she promptly resigned and invited her to sing at the White House in 1936. and the Lincoln memorial in 1939.She published her thoughts in a daily newspaper column. During WW2 she visited military establishments all over the world and was voted one of America's most admired women year after year. After President Roosevelt's death She became a delegate to the United Nations, becoming Chairman of the Human rights commission.

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