Eleanor Roosevelt broke the mold of what a First Lady could be

A fierce advocate for the downtrodden during her husband’s presidency, Roosevelt spent her later years pushing for human ...
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Compelled to Act: Eleanor Roosevelt, a Fearful World and an International Vision of Human Rights

Eleanor Roosevelt initially declined appointment to the United Nations, telling United States President Harry Truman that while she appreciated his offer, she felt unqualified to hold the post. But by ...
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Meharry Medical College works with Eleanor Roosevelt Center on human rights | Opinion

One Tuesday, Dec. 10, we commemorated the 76th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a foundational document that enshrined the principles of dignity, freedom and ...
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Eleanor Roosevelt in the UN Chronicle (1946–1949): On the Making of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The seventy-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in December 2023 was an opportunity to re-examine the work of Eleanor Roosevelt and her colleagues in the United Nations as ...
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Megan Wells brings Eleanor Roosevelt’s fight for civil rights to life at Wheaton church

Eleanor Roosevelt is coming to Wheaton in February. Award-winning storyteller Megan Wells will be at Hope Church during Black History Month to tell the story of Eleanor Roosevelt and her struggle in ...
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Trump administration slammed for unprecedented snub of UN human rights review

US officials and human rights advocates gathered at the UN in Geneva to condemn President Donald Trump's administration for ...
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US snubs UN meeting on its rights record

GENEVA: The United States became only the second country on Friday to ever boycott a United Nations review of its human rights record, triggering outrage against the Trump administration over mounting ...