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20181107 4(D) FDR Memorial 4975

"Eleanor Roosevelt" [with symbol of the United Nations] by Neil Estern. Bronze. Height 7'

 

Note: Eleanor Roosevelt is the only First Lady to be included in a Presidential Memorial. The Memorial’s designer decided to recognize Eleanor Roosevelt at the FDR Memorial for her accomplishments after FDR's death as a member -- and the only woman -- of the first delegation of U.S. representatives to the United Nations during 1945-1952.

 

From the repository of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum. Unattributed. (October 20, 1946) Eleanor Roosevelt participating in the International Assembly of Women meeting, South Kortwright, New York. Photo 5188106(2) at www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/collections/franklin/?...

 

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Uploaded on November 15, 2018
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