Rainbow RowellEleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.
About This Quote
Eleanor Roosevelt was a wife and a mother who was always there to support her husband during his time as president of the United States. She was also a formidable political force as a first lady, as well as an international figure as a diplomat. In addition, she wrote 10 books and thousands of newspaper columns, letters, and speeches. Eleanor’s life was full of pain and suffering, but her strength and courage were inspiring.
At the time of Franklin Roosevelt’s death in 1945, she had been married to him for nearly 20 years, and she became first lady at age 38. Eleanor’s strength was embodied in the title of this quote: It took a lot of strength to have a successful marriage with such an influential man like Franklin Roosevelt, but Eleanor Roosevelt did it with pride and determination.
Source: Eleanor & Park
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