Eleanor Roosevelt initially declined appointment to the United Nations, telling United States President Harry Truman that while she appreciated his offer, she felt unqualified to hold the post. But by ...

How Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership made her the “First Lady of the World.” The statue of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt stands before the United Nations emblem at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial.

HYDE PARK — To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site and Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, ...

One Tuesday, Dec. 10, we commemorated the 76th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a foundational document that enshrined the principles of dignity, freedom and ...

Founder of USIDHR presented with the Eleanor Roosevelt Medal of Merit Award Esteemed Human Rights Leader, Isabelle Vladoiu, awarded the Eleanor Roosevelt Medal of Merit for her advocacy and dedication ...

Sixty years ago, when the United Nations was debating the creation of an international statement on human rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, then serving as head of the Human Rights Commission, delivered a ...

"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. "Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and a lesbian, who became a ...

The Arts4all Foundation hosted a commemoration event at Queens College in Flushing, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, to mark the 76th anniversary of Human Rights Day and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's 140th ...