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In 1921, FDR contracted polio. It was aterrible blow, and he considered retir<strong>in</strong>gto the country to live out his life asan <strong>in</strong>valid gentleman. But Eleanor kepthis contacts with the Democratic Partyalive while he recovered, even agree<strong>in</strong>gto address a party fund-raiser. She wasterrified <strong>of</strong> public speak<strong>in</strong>g, and notmuch good at it—she had a highpitchedvoice and laughed nervously atall the wrong times. But she tra<strong>in</strong>ed forthe event and made her way throughthe speech.After that, Eleanor was still unsure <strong>of</strong>herself, but she began work<strong>in</strong>g to fixthe social problems she saw all aroundher. She became a champion <strong>of</strong> women’sissues and forged alliances withother serious-m<strong>in</strong>ded people. By 1928,when FDR was elected governor <strong>of</strong> NewYork, she was the director <strong>of</strong> the Bureau<strong>of</strong> Women’s Activities for the401/929

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