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Eleanor Roosevelt in the UN Chronicle (1946–1949): On the Making of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The seventy-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in December 2023 was an opportunity to re-examine the work of Eleanor Roosevelt and her colleagues in the United Nations as ...
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Compelled to Act: Eleanor Roosevelt, a Fearful World and an International Vision of Human Rights

Eleanor Roosevelt initially declined appointment to the United Nations, telling United States President Harry Truman that while she appreciated his offer, she felt unqualified to hold the post. But by ...
CNN

Opinion: Eleanor Roosevelt’s prescient grasp of AI

EDITOR’S NOTE: Linda Thomas-Greenfield is the US ambassador to the United Nations. She served as the assistant secretary of state for African affairs, where she led the bureau focused on the ...
The Nation

On the 75th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights

How Eleanor Roosevelt’s leadership made her the “First Lady of the World.” The statue of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt stands before the United Nations emblem at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial.
Post-Bulletin

'Odd' friends, Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr. Chuck Mayo celebrate the UN

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr. Charles W. “Chuck” Mayo could have been called Rochester’s version of the Odd Couple. Roosevelt was an ardent Democrat and a supporter of progressive causes ...