“Never before had a first lady taken to the road.” She traveled more than 40,000 miles during FDR's first year as president. Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884. | American Experience | PBS

1.3K views · 97 reactions | Eleanor Roosevelt, born on October 11, 1884, is remembered as an advocate of human rights. In a relatively unknown episode during the Holocaust, the US First Lady stepped in to help Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe. | World Jewish Congress | Facebook