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32 Inspirational Moments Eleanor Roosevelt Gave the World

Eleanor Roosevelt - Franklin D. Roosevelt

17. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

Eleanor Roosevelt (center), King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in London, October 23, 1942. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration/ Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain.

With a husband who served as a United States senator, an overbearing mother-in-law, and six children, Eleanor hardly had any time to get everything done. She hired a secretary named Lucy Mercer to help out with things like responding to letters so that she could continue with her charity work. She often left the children in Lucy’s competent hands.

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