dcMemorials.com << Previous -- Home -- Next >> Full list of all 1,000+ -- Indexed by Subject -- Indexed by Location -- Indexed by Artist       >      Buy THE Definitive Guide to D.C. Sculpture The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C. Sorry, this isn't one of the 1008 photographed sites. If you have some photos you'd like to contribute, please send them to Marv@dcMemorials.com ROOSEVELT, Eleanor: Statue inside the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Don't miss the Cathedral's 112 gargoyles on our "Gargoyles Page!" Or the dozens of other Cathedral sculptures on our "Cathedral Hub Page." Visit the Book store for books about the Cathedral Anna Eleanor Roosevelt known as Eleanor (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political leader who used her influence as an active First Lady from 1933 to 1945 to promote the New Deal policies of her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as taking a prominent role as an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, she continued to be an internationally prominent author and speaker for the New Deal coalition. She was a suffragist who worked to enhance the status of working women, although she opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because she believed it would adversely affect women. In the 1940s, she was one of the co-founders of Freedom House and supported the formation of the United Nations. Eleanor Roosevelt founded the UN Association of the United States in 1943 to advance support for the formation of the UN. She was a delegate to the UN General Assembly in 1945 and chaired the committee that drafted and approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. President Harry S. Truman called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements. Source: Wikipedia See other nearby attractions . Links: . Washington Cathedral website . 'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Eleanor -- Jean K. Rosales and Michael R. Jobe . Wikipedia article on Roosevelt . General Location: National Cathedral (entrance hallway) See other nearby attractions . Address: Massachusetts & Wisconsin Aves NW . Nearby Metro Stations: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan (Red) All 193 nearby . Subject: . 1st Lady Eleanor Roosevelt All 2 pieces this subject . History, American All 63 pieces this subject . US Presidents All 48 pieces this subject . DCM#1483

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