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An outspoken first lady and delegate to the United Nations, Eleanor Roosevelt examines how to promote peace in the world.

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  • Eleanor Roosevelt Speaks to the U.N.
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    An outspoken first lady and delegate to the United Nations, Eleanor Roosevelt examines how to promote peace in the world.

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    "First Lady of the World" Eleanor Roosevelt reads a statement regarding child welfare in honor of World Children’s Day, which was first celebrated one year earlier on October 4, 1953.

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First lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was a leader in her own right and involved in numerous humanitarian causes.

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