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Education Clip: Eleanor Roosevelt: Political Activist
In the 1920s, Eleanor began to champion several causes including the League of Nations, the five-day work week, ending child labor, and supporting Prohibition. But both hers and FDR’s time away from home began to take a toll on the children and family.
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Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.
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