The traditional role of the first lady is that of a hostess of the White House. She is not elected, has no political powers, and brings no salary. However, the first lady unofficially stands as a humanitarian, participates in charity work, and many campaign greatly for their husbands. The top ten most influential first ladies all participate in all of these lines of unwritten duty. The top ten most influential first ladies helped to reshape the role of the first lady. The first lady informally should stand as a humanitarian, promoting the good of the people and environment. Top first lady Florence Harding involved herself on all issues of humanity, spreading from the protection of animals to Armenian relief to reduced penal cases and removal of children from the penal system on grounds of being too young to go to jail. Eleanor Roosevelt also promoted humanity. Eleanor touched all corners of the globe, spoke out on all issues from poverty to African American rights, the......
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