I loved it…I simply ate it up. - Eleanor Roosevelt

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I loved it…I simply ate it up.

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).

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Birth Name: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Alternative Names: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt • First Lady of the world • Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt • Elaenore Roosevelt • Anna Roosevelt
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