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15 Power Couples Who Quietly Rewrote History

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2. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt

2. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency and Eleanor’s activism created sweeping political and social change. While FDR led the US through the Great Depression and WWII, Eleanor championed human rights and played a crucial postwar role at the UN. She chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights and was instrumental in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. (history.com)

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