Eleanor Roosevelt: life of the week

Historian and biographer Susan Ware joins Elinor Evans to discuss the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, from her transformative role as First Lady of the United States during her husband Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidency, to her advocacy for human rights amid personal tumult.

The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.

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