Consider Gillian Anderson: reflecting recently on her role as Eleanor Roosevelt in Showtime's The First Lady, the actress revealed that she was "shocked" when she got the part. "[Roosevelt] was ...

Eleanor Roosevelt dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of the oppressed and forgotten, including her signature achievement: pushing FDR to set up the National Youth Administration.

Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady of American politics ... to plead for food for the world's hungry peoples. Long after President Roosevelt's death in 1945 she remained influential in politics.

Biography of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who forged a new role for herself in the years after her husband's death.

The Roosevelt Fellow program is named after the late former First Lady and Brandeis Trustee Eleanor Roosevelt, who was known worldwide for her care for others and service to the community. Roosevelt ...

the longest-serving first lady of the United States of ... In 1968, six years after her death, the UN awarded Eleanor Roosevelt one of its first human rights prizes in recognition of her work.

By the time FDR ran for president, First Lady for 12 years and an enduring presence among the world's most admired women, Eleanor Roosevelt reached millions of Americans through her syndicated ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Telegram to Althea Gibson from Eleanor Roosevelt National Museum of American History Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt National Museum of American History ...

Gillian Anderson has admitted she struggled with self-doubt after she was cast as Eleanor Roosevelt in a TV show. The actress has recalled how she landed the role of the late U.S. political figure and ...