Redefined the role of First Lady, championing women's rights, civil rights, and human rights.
She maintained her active business and speaking schedule, as she had before assuming the position of First Lady, in a time when married women rarely had careers. She was the first presidential spouse to grant regular press conferences the first to speak at a national party convention.
She traveled extensively, spoke openly about public issues and had a newspaper column,
What best describes Eleanor Roosevelt’s tenure as First Lady is how she transformed the conventional role of first lady. Before Eleonor, a first lady acted simply as a social hostess.But she became more visible and was an active participant in her husband’s administration.
Besides, she was a humanitarian who campaigned for women's rights, civil rights, and human rights.
The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in the summer of 1775, shortly after the war with the British had begun. It was preceded by the First Continental Congress in the fall of 1774. The Congress appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army, and authorized the raising of the army through conscription.
