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| Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was president of the United States. She was born on October 11, 1884 and died on November 7, 1922. Her full name was Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. |
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| She worked for many social causes. Due to the premature death of her parents, Eleanor was raised by her maternal grandmother. |
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| Eleanor, a niece of Teddy Roosevelt, married her cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt. She and her husband had six children. One died when it was only a baby. |
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| Eleanor was extremely shy yet she became increasingly involved in politics after her husband was diagnosed with polio in 1921. |
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