biography
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Roosevelt, Edith (Kermit )
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née Carow
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pronunciation:
[rohzuhvelt, roozv
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| female
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| lived:
| (1861–1948)
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| biography:
| US first lady (1901–9), born in Norwich, Connecticut, USA. She became the second wife of Theodore Roosevelt in 1886 (the first had died in 1884). She promoted a sense of harmony in the White House, using caterers for entertaining and a personal secretary to handle her correspondence. Following Roosevelt's death in 1919, she became active in charity work and remained a firm Republican, openly opposing Franklin Roosevelt's bid for the presidency in 1932. |
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