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I never met Mahatma Gandhi, but, I think everyone felt they knew him even if they hadn't met him.

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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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Feminist
Former First Lady Of The United States
Human Rights Activist
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