Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president. Through her travels, public engagement, and advocacy, she largely redefined the role of the First Lady. Roosevelt then served as a United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952 and took a leading role in designing the text and gaining international support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1948, she was given a standing ovation by the assembly upon their adoption of the declaration.