Eleanor Roosevelt

"I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall."

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Source: Speech given at the White Shrine Club, Fresno, California. The Event Makers I've Known. Book by Elvin C. Bell, p. 161, 2012.

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Political Activist, Diplomat

Eleanor Roosevelt was a prominent political figure and activist, known for her role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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