Eleanor Roosevelt expanded the role of first lady by being active in public affairs, advocating for reform, and representing diverse constituencies. Even after leaving the White House, she continued to be influential, helping to shape the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a representative to the United Nations. In 1939, when the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow African American opera singer Marian Anderson to perform at Constitution Hall, Roosevelt arranged for her to sing at the Lincoln Memorial.
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