Eleanor Roosevelt, hands down. By a landslide. No contest, really: She was left-wing, she was an activist, she championed a bazillion worthy causes, she endorsed Civil Rights... Except for Hillary Clinton (who is a politician in her own right) there's never been a First Lady as relevant as Eleanor Roosevelt in the entire history of the US.
If a (straight) married woman is elected President, does her husband become Fist Lady?
edited 28th Oct '11 2:44:49 PM by SavageHeathen
You exist because we allow it and you will end because we demand it.I'm really not an expert on the First Ladies, but I would say:
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Abigail Adams
- Jackie Kennedy
"Lemonade" Lucy Hayes, Abigail Adams, and Florence K. Harding.
edited 28th Oct '11 3:06:51 PM by ATC
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Gee, probably on account of their husbands being important political figures by definition.
Eleanor Roosevelt.
edited 28th Oct '11 3:09:21 PM by kashchei
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Eleanor Roosevelt, without a doubt.
I also like Michelle Obama, Abigail Adams and Betty Ford.
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If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.Eleanor Roosevelt.
I'm a skeptical squirrelEleanor Roosevelt remains the only one who ever actually did anything, to my knowledge.
go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagineThis.
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!^^ That's not true at all, but assuming you mean politically, what about Hillary Clinton?
edited 28th Oct '11 4:17:50 PM by BobbyG
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Not a contentless snowclone.
Welcome To TV Tropes | How To Write An Example | Text-Formatting Rules | List Of Shows That Need Summary | TV Tropes Forum | Know The StaffEleanor Roosevelt. No contest.
Trust you? The only person I can trust is myself.Of course Eleanor. Nearly all of the First Ladies have been grinning mannequins with expensive tastes and no opinions.
In fact, whenever "the wife" does try to be productive (Clinton, Roosevelt, Princess Di), they're slammed for being vain and homely. Because any desirable woman shouldn't need to work.
I'm a skeptical squirrel
I know that the first ladies are usually overlooked in favor of their husbands but which first ladies do you think really seem to grab you.
In my opinion it would have to be Michelle Obama,as much as I am not a fond of her husband,I still find her charasmatic and you have to admit she is one Hot Mom.
edited 28th Oct '11 2:21:51 PM by joyflower