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How did Eleanor Roosevelt expand people’s rights and freedoms in our democracy?

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1 How did Eleanor Roosevelt expand people’s rights and freedoms in our democracy?

2 First Lady of the World

3  First Lady of the World She traveled the world and helped improve the lives of people around the world

4  Her mother and grandmother called her mean names.  Shyness  Woman 4

5  Appointed to United Nations Commission of Human Rights Commission on the Status of Women 5

6  Woman Men did not listen to women 6

7  Someone devoted to helping improve human welfare and social reforms. 7 devoted: being loyal improve: get better welfare: the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group social: relating to a group of people living together in a community reforms: actions or processes to improve

8  Tolerance 8

9  By helping and accepting people that are different 9 Eleanor was rich. Eleanor accepted and helped poor people Eleanor was white. Eleanor accepted and helped African Americans

10  She was SHY!!!!  She was a woman. 10

11  New York 11

12  Teacher  Worked with the Red Cross 12

13  Franklin Delano Roosevelt 13

14  Married to him 14

15  Teacher  Worked with the Red Cross 15

16  United Nations 16  Universal Declaration of Human Rights

17  Mary McLeod Bethune 17


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