National Archives
Roosevelt's crowning achievement, the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights reflected a "faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women" that has yet to be realized in policy terms.
Executive Director of the Women’s City Club of New York
Despite major strides since the days when Eleanor Roosevelt fought for women’s rights as she campaigned for human dignity in all its forms, there remain deep and troubling gender-equality gaps that New York State must work to solve.
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