When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated into office as the thirty-second president of the United States of America on March 4, 1933, the country's economy was in shambles. It was FDR's job to fix that. While he pledged to help the country get back on its feet economically, another person made an inner-pledge to better the country socially. That person's name was Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin's wife. She vowed to promote civil rights and social justice for all …
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…carry it through the remainder of her life. All in all, Eleanor Roosevelt went from being a know-nothing to being a know-all. She applied her knowledge to achieving civil rights during her time period. She was a woman who set trends and precedents for future First Ladies to follow after. She was the "eyes and ears" of the man on more than 18 billion dimes and was the strongest First Lady the nation has ever had.