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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 (passed away Nov. 7th, 1962)
Height: 5' 11 1/2"
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Dec. 31st, 1969
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TRIVIA:
- First Lady of the United States (1933-1945).
- Charter member of the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1973.
- She is the only United States First Lady to not change her name after marriage, as she and 'Franklin Delano Roosevelt' (qv) already shared the same surname. 'Hillary Rodham Clinton' (qv) kept her maiden name during the first seven years of her marriage, but started using her husband's last name when he ran for Governor of Arkansas is 1982.
- She was the tallest United States First Lady.
- Was given horrible medical advice, even for 1960s standards. When she first started feeling the affects of tuberculosis, she saw her doctors. They did the standard PPD test (which is still used today to diagnose TB). Even though she received a +PPD result (meaning she has or previously had TB), her doctors dismissed the findings and put her on steroids. She left the country for a goodwill tour of Europe. When she returned she was in worse health; the TB had taken over multiple organ systems. If she had been put on antibiotics that were available, she would have been cured. By giving her steroids her doctors compromised her immune system, and assisted the TB in becoming worse. Even if they had done nothing she would have been better off and had a better chance at survival. This was a huge medical blunder even for the standards of the day.
- Niece of 'Theodore Roosevelt' (qv).
- She and husband 'Franklin Delano Roosevelt' (qv) were fifth cousins.
- Quit the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) because they wouldn't allow African-American mezzo-soprano 'Marian Anderson (I)' (qv) to sing for them. She later set up a performance for Marian to sing at the Jefferson Memorial and 75,000 people attended.
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