Thanks in large part to Eleanor, Franklin won the election to become governor of New
York State and then, in 1933, to become president of the United States of America.
Eleanor Roosevelt now had a very high profile.
From then on, this remarkable woman used her fame and dynamic personality to fight for
every cause she believed in. She was a great supporter of equality for women and
minorities, helped form the United Nations and write its Declaration of Human Rights,
and won praise from soldiers for her compassionate visits to the front lines in World War
II.
As an international author, speaker, and activist, she was a role model for women around
the world at a time when few women had such public roles. Eleanor Roosevelt
encouraged all people, whatever their gender or race, to live up to their potentials and
pursue their dreams, just as she had done.
Today, polls in the United States still rank her as one of the most admired Americans in
history.
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