Description
Universal Declaration of Human Rights by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, signed by President Jimmy Carter.
Twelvemo, 50pp. Blue leather, title stamped in gilt on spine and front cover. Gray endpapers. This copy is signed by President Jimmy Carter on the half-title.
Following the death of President Franklin Roosevelt in April 1945, Mrs. Roosevelt continued to be an advocate for the establishment of the United Nations. Within a year, she became the first woman to represent the United States as a delegate to the United Nations. As a delegate, she chaired the first Commission on Human Rights and oversaw the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted in 1948.
