In February 1947, a group consisting of Eleanor Roosevelt, Pen-Chun Chang and Charles Malik began drafting the International Bill of Human Rights. With assistance of the UN Secretariat ...

A year after her husband’s death in 1945, Eleanor Roosevelt became a delegate to the United Nations. She was instrumental in formulating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and securing ...

The Political Partnership of Eleanor and Franklin ... I'm not sure the extent to which Roosevelt -- I guess he did use her really, particularly on the civil rights front. No question about it ...

Elliott Roosevelt ... amendment to grant women suffrage. Eleanor volunteers at St. Elizabeth Hospital to visit World War I veterans; She volunteers at the International Congress of Working ...

Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the architects of the UDHR, understood that true human rights extend beyond mere words on paper. They manifest in the lived experiences of individuals, especially in ...