"Upon moving to the White House in 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt informed the nation that they should not expect their new first lady to be a symbol of elegance, but rather "plain, ordinary Mrs. Roosevelt".... In 1933, Mrs. Roosevelt became the first First Lady to hold her own press conference....Throughout Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, Eleanor traveled extensively around the nation, visiting relief projects, surveying working and living conditions, and then reporting her observations to the President....She became an advocate of the rights and needs of the poor, of minorities, and of the disadvantaged." - FDR Library