For a long time, the main role of First Ladies was to act as hostesses of the White House...until Eleanor Roosevelt.  Born in 1884, Eleanor was not satisfied to just be a glorified hostess for her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  Eleanor had a voice, and she used it to speak up against poverty and racism.  She had experience and knowledge of many issues, and fought for laws to help the less fortunate.  She had passion, energy, and a way of speaking that made people listen, and she used these gifts to campaign for her husband and get him elected president-four times!  A fascinating historical figure in her own right, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the role of First Lady forever.


美國總統羅斯福的妻子，曾為美國第一夫人。第二次世界大戰後她出任美國首任駐聯合國大使，並主導起草了聯合國的「世界人權宣言」。她是女性主義者，亦大力提倡保護人權。杜魯門總統)稱她為“世界第一夫人”。