She remained an influential member of the Democratic Party until her death in 1962. delegation to the United Nations where she became chair of the committee that produced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Roosevelt developed a close inner-circle of women friends, several of whom were lesbians, including her most intense emotional relationship with prominent newspaper correspondent Lorena Hickok, who lived at the White House from 1940 to 1944. Her widely distributed syndicated newspaper column, radio show, formal press conferences, and extensive travelling furthered the liberal humanitarian causes she championed. As First Lady for an unprecedented 12 years, Roosevelt’s behind-the-scenes influence was great. She also assumed an increasingly public role as spokesperson for a number of groups, most notably African-Americans, youth, the poor and others in need of a humane political voice. In the years following World War I Eleanor Roosevelt became independently active in a variety of political and social causes including the League of Women Voters, the Women’s Trade Union League and the women’s caucus of the Democratic Party. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.” “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being.
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