Eleanor Roosevelt Typewritten Letter Signed in 1941 with COA

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Eleanor Roosevelt Typewritten Letter Signed in 1941 with COA:
$255.00

6\" x 9\" typewritten letter on White House stationery signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, dated December 1, 1941. \"Dear Mr. Straus: Thank you so much for your letter and the nice things you say. I thought the performance was splendid, and I enjoyed being there. Very sincerely yours, Eleanor Roosevelt\" Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt(/ˈɛlɨnɔrˈroʊzəvɛlt/; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American politician.[1]She was the longest-servingFirst Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt\'s four terms in office.[1]PresidentHarry S. Trumanlater called her the \"First Lady of the World\" in tribute to herhuman rightsachievements.[2]

A member of theRooseveltandLivingstonfamilies, Eleanor had an unhappy childhood, suffering the deaths of both parents and one of her brothers at a young age. At 15, she attended Allenwood Academy in London, and was deeply influenced by its feminist headmistressMarie Souvestre. Returning to the U.S., she married her fifth cousin once removed, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in 1905. The Roosevelts\' marriage was complicated from the beginning by Franklin\'s controlling mother,Sara, and after discovering Franklin\'s affair withLucy Mercerin 1918, Eleanor resolved to seek fulfillment in a public life of her own. She persuaded Franklin to stay in politics following hispartial paralysis from polio, and began to give speeches and campaign in his place. After Franklin\'s election asGovernor of New York, Eleanor regularly made public appearances on his behalf. She also shaped the role of First Lady during her tenure and beyond.

Though widely respected in her later years, Roosevelt was a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly her stance on racial issues. She was the first presidential spouse to hold press conferences, write a syndicated newspaper column, and speak at a national convention. On a few occasions, she publicly disagreed with her husband\'s policies. She launched an experimental community atArthurdale, West Virginia, for the families of unemployed miners, later widely regarded as a failure. She advocated for expanded roles for women in the workplace, thecivil rightsof African Americans and Asian Americans, and the rights of World War II refugees.

Following her husband\'s death, Eleanor remained active in politics for the rest of her life. She pressed the US to join and support theUnited Nationsand became one of its first delegates. She served as the first chair of theUN Commission on Human Rights, and oversaw the drafting of theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights. Later she chaired theJohn F. Kennedyadministration\'sPresidential Commission on the Status of Women. By the time of her death, she was regarded as \"one of the most esteemed women in the world\" and \"the object of almost universal respect\".[3]In 1999, she was ranked in the top ten ofGallup\'s List of Most Widely Admired People of the 20th Century.