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32 Inspirational Moments Eleanor Roosevelt Gave the World

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7. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”

March of Dimes founder FDR in 1938. Celebrating 75 years of healthier babies with his wife, Eleanor. PRNewsFoto/March of Dimes/ Rhppi.org.

Though the country was in the throes of the Great Depression, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were ready to improve the lives of people. FDR pushed his New Deal to help end the depression, and Eleanor wrote a newspaper column called “My Day” while visiting schools, churches, factories, and other organizations all across the country.

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