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Portrait of American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962), mid to late 1920s. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

Portrait of American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962), mid to late 1920s. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

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circa 1935: Headshot of Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962), known as 'First Lady to the World', 1930s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

circa 1935:  Headshot of Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962), known as 'First Lady to the World', 1930s.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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circa 1943: Portrait of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), American author, diplomat and humanitarian. She was the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt and served as a delegate to the United Nations (1945-1951) and was chairperson of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights (1946-1951). (Photo by Stock Montage/Getty Images)

circa 1943: Portrait of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), American author, diplomat and humanitarian. She was the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt and served as a delegate to the United Nations (1945-1951) and was chairperson of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights (1946-1951). (Photo by Stock Montage/Getty Images)

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1946: Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962) American author, lecturer, ambassador, social activist and wife of the 32nd President Franklin D Roosevelt. A representative to the United Nations, she is listening through headphones during a conference at the temporary UN headquarters at Lake Success, New York. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

1946:  Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962) American author, lecturer, ambassador, social activist and wife of the 32nd President Franklin D Roosevelt. A representative to the United Nations, she is listening through headphones during a conference at the temporary UN headquarters at Lake Success, New York.  (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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2nd May 1957: Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962) pictured on her arrival in London from New York. Her visit to Britain was in connection with the Children and Youth Aliyah Committee for Great Britain. (Photo by A. W. Cox/Cox/Getty Images)

2nd May 1957:  Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962) pictured on her arrival in London from New York.  Her visit to Britain was in connection with the Children and Youth Aliyah Committee for Great Britain.  (Photo by A. W. Cox/Cox/Getty Images)