History Profiles

Human Rights Advocate

Explore 1 of history's most influential human rights advocate, ranked by historical influence. Each figure links to a full biography, feats, trivia and similar people.

Portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Human Rights Advocate · 1884 – 1962

Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, a human rights champion who chaired the UN commission that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and redefined the role of first lady as an independent political force.

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • Longest-serving First Lady