Eleanor Roosevelt Supported Women's Suffrage And Equal Rights

Eleanor Roosevelt supported Women's Suffrage and equal rights all throughout her life. She did everything she could to get women in the work force and military equal rights. She promoted women into the industrial work force and military during the Great Depression while the men went off to war. Eleanor even said, "If I were young enough, I would rather be a nurse in the Army or Navy..." (Roosevelt 1943). When she was the First Lady, she held press conferences, but only women reporters could attend. Mrs.Roosevelt was a feminist activist and a great role model for women across the globe.
Eleanor became a member of the Women's Trade Union League in 1922. Once Eleanor and Franklin were in office, the Women's Trade Union League gained ties to highly