Eleanor Roosevelt had alway been one to fight for her beliefs and made it her mission to fight stronger now that she was the first lady. She was the most active first lady and had been involved in several humanitarian causes throughout her life. On September 28, 1948, in Paris, France, Eleanor gave her famous speech, The Struggle for Human Rights. In her speech, the first lady spoke about how equality, peace, and freedom needed to be spread around the world. She was a delegate to the United Nations and continues to fight for numerous human rights until her death. On March 04, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated which made Eleanor the first lady. She would become the longest serving first lady and certainly high standards for future first ladies. “I believed the United Nations to be the one hope for a peaceful world. I knew that my husband had placed great importance on the establishment of this world organization. So I felt a great sense of responsibility (Roosevelt).” Eleanor worked with the UN because she felt that it was her duty, little did she know that all the following first ladies would all find an organization to work on. …show more content…
However, when the new president, Harry Truman, sent her a message asking her to be a member of the delegate for the new UN General Assembly she simply couldn’t resist ("Eleanor Roosevelt and the United Nations"). She became the first woman to represent the US as a delegate to the UN and it was her purpose to influence other nations to adapt to the ideas of the United States. Out of her hard work the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created, it required all nations to treat their citizens rightfully and