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Eleanor Roosevelt and Bess Truman shaped the modern First Lady role in ways most history books skip.
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- How Eleanor Roosevelt's bisexuality influenced her public life
- What made Bess Truman the opposite of every First Lady before her
- The real political power both women held behind closed doors
- Why these two Democrats left a lasting mark on the White House
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Two ladies today but monumental and historic democrats in the White House, a bi-sexual legend and buttoned up Bessie, Eleanore Roosevelt and Bess Truman.
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