Eleanor Roosevelt: The Rise Of Feminism

Two important individuals helped supported the rise of feminism one of them is Eleanor Roosevelt. She was the first First lady to take on responsibilities beyond her social activities at the white house. She worked with the Womens Trade Union League and The International Congress of Working Women, both groups had very important parts in the womens right movement. Eleanor wanted women to be apart of politics in america. She also wanted women to be noticed that they can work the same as any man. Eleanor held press conferences to try to inspire more women to speak their minds about women's rights, she also took some of their ideas to her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt to see if he could support them a little. Even when she left the white house