"In demolishing the East Wing of the White House, Donald Trump is also demolishing part of the legacy of one of America's greatest first ladies - one who was most likely a lover of women and definitely an advocate for them and other marginalized people. Eleanor Roosevelt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wife, played a more public role than previous first ladies, and much of her work took place in the East Wing."
"On March 6, 1933, two days after her husband's inauguration, Eleanor Roosevelt held a press conference in the East Wing. She decided to hold the event, the first press conference by a first lady, at the suggestion of journalist Lorena Hickok, her great friend and probably her lover. The press conference was groundbreaking in other ways as well. All 30 reporters attending it were women - Roosevelt had insisted that only women could cover her event."
Donald Trump is demolishing the East Wing of the White House, removing part of Eleanor Roosevelt's operational base and symbolic legacy. Eleanor Roosevelt expanded the public role of the first lady and used the East Wing for much of her work. The East Wing was built in the early 20 th century under President Theodore Roosevelt and expanded during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency from 1933 to 1945. On March 6, 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt held the first press conference by a first lady after a suggestion from journalist Lorena Hickok. She required only women reporters to attend, broadened women's political participation, and held nearly 350 press conferences.
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